Chapter 19 Friends?

The three of them fixed their gazes on Alec. Jenny prayed that he would refuse since she really didn’t want to sit together and have a meal with this man.

It would totally affect her mood.

“You decide,” he said. That wasn’t the answer Jenny wanted to hear.

Jenny was speechless.

“Dr. Walter, Alec is fine with it. What about you?” She looked at Jenny smilingly.

Jenny was super reluctant. She shifted her gaze to Gilbert. “What do you think?”

She kept giving Gilbert hints with her eyes, but instead, he said, “I’m okay with anything.”

“Okay with anything? Gilbert, what are you trying to do?” Jenny thought.

and Gilbert sat across them. Alec was sitting right opposite Jenny, so she could see his face every time she

Walter, is this your boyfriend? He looks like a great guy. No wonder you didn’t want me to introduce anyone to you.”

and smirked. “Mr. Hawthorn is an upstart from Parrington. Of

harder to catch up with you,” Gilbert laughed, not giving it much thought. Alec’s face fell. Was it Gilbert’s goal to surpass him?

chuckled to

want to surpass Faust Group? Not in a

for Dr. Walter,” Faye said,

didn’t hold back with her words. “Miss Lawrence, I don’t need to tell

merely performed surgery on Faye. Jenny felt that they weren’t close enough to be discussing private matters. Furthermore, she wasn’t fond of Faye either, not to mention Alec sitting across from her. Not only was she not fond of

asked,” Her eyes turned red instantly. Biting her lip, she felt wronged. “I thought we were

sneered. “Friends?”

She didn’t mean any harm,” Alec spoke up. He stared right at Jenny as if trying to see through her. Jenny had no words. She was about to refute when she heard Gilbert ask, “Mr. Alec, I heard

was written all over his face.

you become such

I didn’t mean any harm,” he answered Alec with the exact words he had used. The atmosphere became tense instantly. Jenny tried to

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