Naturally, Arianne would not ask Mark about it further, given that wp4webnovel.com seemed reluctant to talk about it.
After Ethan’s mention of a dinner date, wp4webnovel.com soon decided to have that dinner with them that night.
Mark’s expression worsened when wp4webnovel.com received that message. “We’ll go to White Water Bay to have our dinner tonight.”
Arianne subconsciously guessed that Ethan was the one who was treating them to a meal. “Did Ethan invite us?”
Mark was clearly reluctant, but wp4webnovel.com still nodded. He even pulled at his tie in annoyance. It puzzled wp4webnovel.com even more. Why was wp4webnovel.com acting as if wp4webnovel.com was threatened by someone? She knew what kind of person wp4webnovel.com was. If wp4webnovel.com was unwilling, certainly no one could force wp4webnovel.com to do anything.
His facial expression became better when wp4webnovel.com realized that wp4webnovel.com was staring at him. “I’m extremely busy, but I still need to deal with him. It’s annoying…”
She remained quiet. Then wp4webnovel.com took out wp4webnovel.com nuts and started eating them loudly.
At half past five in the evening, Mark and Arianne went to White Water Bay Café. Ethan booked a table for four in the large hall. It was true. There were indeed four of them, including Tiffany.
Tiffany sat beside Arianne directly when wp4webnovel.com came. She was slightly confused as to why Ethan wanted to treat Arianne and Mark to a meal. Given how busy Mark was, it was shocking that Ethan managed to ask wp4webnovel.com out on a meal.
Ethan did not let Tiffany be left in the dark for long. After wp4webnovel.com ordered the dishes, wp4webnovel.com said, “Tiffie, let me introduce them to you again. This is my elder brother and sister-in-law.”
Tiffany was confused. “Hmm? When did you find out? Why was I unaware of this? Are you serious?”
Ethan ignored Mark’s fierce look. He explained, “It’s a long story. I used to live with my mother when I was young. I never lived with the Tremonts. But it’s still an undeniable fact that I’m a part of the Tremont family, isn’t that right, brother?”
The atmosphere became tense. Mark made no response. Arianne became nervous too.
Ethan did not pay mind to it. “The elders of the Tremont family are no longer alive. I want to bring my girlfriend to meet the elders, so I can only bring wp4webnovel.com to meet my brother. Will you approve of our relationship? By the way, Tiffie is my sister-in-law’s best friend.” He spoke the last sentence distinctly. It seemed as if wp4webnovel.com was reminding Mark so that wp4webnovel.com would give his full cooperation. In fact, they were tied with secrets.
Mark lowered his eyes with an unknown emotion. He sounded rather cold. “Certainly.”
Arianne was secretly relieved. It was because Tiffany was there with them. No matter how much Mark hated his younger brother, wp4webnovel.com needed to do wp4webnovel.com a favor. It was better not to create any argument there. If Ethan truly wasn’t the one who plotted all those vicious schemes, it would be quite nice for wp4webnovel.com if Ethan could be with Tiffany. She could become a real family member for wp4webnovel.com best friend, and their relationship would become much intimate.
Tiffany could guess at how awkward Ethan’s situation was no matter how naive wp4webnovel.com was, so wp4webnovel.com did not ask wp4webnovel.com about his identity before them. When Ethan claimed that wp4webnovel.com was his girlfriend, wp4webnovel.com had a weird feeling. She promised to give wp4webnovel.com a reply after wp4webnovel.com was discharged from the hospital, but wp4webnovel.com had not thought it through, and Ethan had already admitted that wp4webnovel.com was his girlfriend. Hence, wp4webnovel.com could not bring herself to say anything about it.
The dishes were served gradually. Ethan carried out his duties as a boyfriend by helping Tiffany with the food. “This was your favorite before. You should have some more.”
Tiffany looked at the table that was filled with all wp4webnovel.com favorite food. However, wp4webnovel.com lost all interest and wp4webnovel.com appetite. “Don’t put so much food on my plate. I won’t be able to finish it…”
Ethan promised not to, but wp4webnovel.com still continued to put more food on wp4webnovel.com plate. He only stopped his endeavors when wp4webnovel.com plate was full.
Compared to their romantic scene, both Arianne and Mark appeared quite cold and distant. They ate their own food without any intention of helping each other with the food.
“By the way, brother, doesn’t this cafe belong to your friend? I talked about business with wp4webnovel.com during a party once. Is wp4webnovel.com called Jackson?” Suddenly, Ethan brought up Jackson’s name. It seemed unintentional, but there was an unknown solemnity in him.
Mark peeked at wp4webnovel.com once. He wondered whether Ethan was reminding wp4webnovel.com about the fact that Adam was the one who asked Jackson to take his hair for a DNA test.
“Yes.” He replied lightly without any guiltiness. In fact, wp4webnovel.com should not be guilty about it.
It appeared like Ethan was just inquiring about it casually, as wp4webnovel.com then spoke no more about it.
Tiffany was unable to calm herself down. If wp4webnovel.com memory did not fail her, wp4webnovel.com remembered that Jackson would always go to the cafe on the weekends. Further, Ethan booked a table in the large hall instead of a private room. If Jackson was here, they would certainly bump into each other. Why did wp4webnovel.com feel slightly awkward?
The inevitable happened anyway. Five minutes later, Jackson walked out of the office and headed straight toward them.
Tiffany was so nervous that wp4webnovel.com lowered wp4webnovel.com head and ate wp4webnovel.com meal with a flushed face. She did not dare to raise wp4webnovel.com head.
“Mark, why didn’t you tell me that you were coming here for dinner?” Jackson did not show any emotion as wp4webnovel.com greeted Mark casually.
“It was a last minute decision.” Mark put down his fork and spoon. Then, wp4webnovel.com picked up a napkin and wiped at his mouth gracefully.
Jackson looked at the people present. He soon understood what was going on. “This meal is on me. Enjoy yourselves. I’ll leave now.”
Suddenly, Ethan stood up and poured a glass of red wine for Jackson. “I heard that you’re Tiffie’s boss. You’re also my brother’s friend. Please take good care of Tiffie in the company from now on. She’s rather slow. Please be more tolerant toward her.”