Julian Lancaster’s eyes darkened slightly, then he said to Nina Sinclair, "Since you’re inviting a friend to dinner, naturally, the others should come along too. Why not invite everyone, so that no one feels left out?"
Not knowing what Joel Thatcher was planning, Julian decided to involve Sharon Lancaster to prevent his identity from being exposed for the moment. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovᴇlFire(.)nᴇt
That way, if anything unreasonable comes up, it can be explained.
"Others?" Nina Sinclair showed a puzzled look, uncertain who else he was referring to.
Julian Lancaster said, "Sharon is also in Crestfall."
Upon hearing this, Nina Sinclair’s face lit up with delight, "Is Sharon here too? I haven’t been in touch with her, so I didn’t know about this."
Saying that, Nina Sinclair dialed Sharon Lancaster’s number, inviting her to join them for dinner.
At this moment, Sharon was at the Lancaster Family home, accompanying Old Master Lancaster and Old Madam Lancaster. Since Julian had gone to find Nina Sinclair, she didn’t want to be a third wheel, so she naturally stayed away.
Now that Nina Sinclair had invited her to dinner, she accepted the invitation with pleasure.
After Nina Sinclair finished the call, Julian Lancaster said, "Let’s go."
The two of them headed to the Celestial Pavilion, and by the time they arrived at the entrance, Sharon was already there waiting.
Nina Sinclair got out of the car and stood with Sharon, waiting for Julian Lancaster to park and join them, and then the three of them headed into the restaurant together.
Nina Sinclair hadn’t realized where they were going. But when she saw they were headed to a classy restaurant like the Celestial Pavilion, she began to feel a bit anxious.
Won’t a place be quite expensive?
Joel Thatcher is really quite bold!
She glanced over at Julian Lancaster. His salary card had been with her, so he probably didn’t have much cash on him.
Luckily, there was still some money on the card. She’d have to foot the bill later.
Nina Sinclair steadied herself and followed Julian Lancaster and Sharon into the restaurant.
In the top-tier private room, which had been reserved in advance, Joel Thatcher was waiting in boredom, standing beside him were two chefs, one of whom wore a tall white hat and had a foreign face, looking very professional.
He was the executive chef lured away to the Celestial Pavilion with a high salary, and beside him stood a man dressed in a Zhongshan suit.
The contrasting styles of the two created a sense of dissonance, yet there was an unmistakable sense of intrigue.
The door to the private room suddenly swung open, and Nina Sinclair was the first to step in.
When Joel Thatcher saw Sharon following behind her, he couldn’t help but have a twitch in his eye.
What the hell, didn’t he ask Julian Lancaster to invite him for dinner? Why did Nina Sinclair bring others along?
How was he supposed to pull off his plan now?
Joel Thatcher knew that Nina Sinclair was aware that Sharon was the legitimate heiress of the Lancaster Family, but the main issue now was Julian Lancaster, the old fox, hiding his identity and deceiving Nina Sinclair!
If Sharon showed up later, he might not be able to expose Julian Lancaster’s identity.
Joel Thatcher’s expression kept changing, but Nina Sinclair didn’t pick up on what he was thinking; only Sharon and Julian knew his thoughts.
When Sharon saw Joel Thatcher’s expression, she couldn’t help but curl her lips into a smile.
Trying to uncover her big brother’s identity, she’d never let him succeed!
Nina Sinclair casually greeted Joel Thatcher and then found a seat to sit down.
It now seemed as though Nina Sinclair and Sharon were in one camp, while Julian kept a slight distance from them but was still on their side, leaving Joel Thatcher isolated, as if he were fighting against all three alone.