Chapter 117


"What?" That was the last thing anyone had expected to hear. Even Matthew was stunned. "Well, I never took you for such a romantic, Mr. Dane! In that case, let's raise our glasses for our first toast-to your love! May you win her heart soon and start a happy family!"

"To love and happiness!" The rest of the table echoed his words, lifting their glasses in unison.

Josephine had no choice but to follow along, clinking glasses with Ethan, still unsure what to make of his confession. "I hope you find true love soon and have a happy family."

A glimmer of amusement flickered in Ethan's eyes as he held his glass, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Do you mean that sincerely?"

Josephine nodded. "Of course I do!"

"Then, I'll be waiting for the good news."

What good news? Before she could figure out what he meant, Ethan had already tilted his head back, finishing his drink in

at the table exchanged knowing glances. Ethan was in love

between the two, Matthew and the others decided to ease up. Since Ethan was clearly interested in Josephine, they didn't want to push

back to Ethan-raising their glasses, chatting him up, and steering the conversation in his direction. Meanwhile, Josephine suddenly

going on? They invited her here,

for too long. In a way, it was actually nice to be ignored. She had no interest in engaging in small talk with a bunch of corporate big shots, so she focused on enjoying her

food on Ethan's plate, just to make

several rounds of drinks, a

spread across Ethan's cheeks. He was clearly starting to get tipsy Concerned, she excused herself and went to ask the waiter for

kid, and she's actually a big fan of yours. When she heard you were working on a

was about. It all clicked into place. Matthew had invited her to dinner

world worked. Being too rigid about these things would only make it harder to survive in this industry.

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