Fred felt choked and struggled to find the right words, so he awkwardly laughed and pretended to take a sip of wine, trying to conceal his unease. It became apparent that Lina was fiercely protective of her husband, making it challenging to obtain any useful information from her at the moment.

Putting down his wine glass, Fred felt the heat in the restaurant. The temperature was unexpectedly high, and it made him sweat after just a few sips of wine.

Moreover, not even a single dish had been served so far. There was only a bottle of wine on the table and nothing else!

Fred furrowed his brows. This was supposed to be Best Level, which was renowned for its quality of service and cuisine!

He pressed the call button, but it seemed like the server had vanished into thin air. None of them had come, even after a long wait. Fred felt extremely embarrassed. He had invited someone to a meal and ended up being left alone. He had never felt so humiliated in his life!

Zuko, hiding behind the decorative wall, had a slight smile on his lips.

“Well, maybe it’s crowded today, and the place’s understaffed!” Fred could only come up with such an excuse to save face.

Lina showed no mercy and said, “Crowded? Mr. Grist, you cleared the whole place, and it’s just the two of us in the restaurant today!”

“Well…”

turned red with a burst of

the way, Ms. Jenner, you’re in the same class as my niece,

“Yes,

admire your achievements, Ms. Jenner. With your grades, any big company would prioritize nurturing you as

for

my assistant.” Fred chuckled, gently

he would take it slowly. This was his second time asking her to work at the Grist Group. After all, Lina was a student, and an internship opportunity at the Grist Group was like a pie in the

time, the opportunity had come again this time. She had

quietly

for you, would it be because of the incident of Violet plagiarizing my work? Are you using this job to

not intended it that way. He wanted to use this job

himself and could only say, “I heard from your husband last time that he

Grist Group doesn’t cause troubles for us, we can peacefully coexist. So please rest assured.

for you…” Lina stood up, looking into his eyes.

won’t accept your job offer as the material against Violet is my self-defense weapon. I hope you can

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