Next to her, Sharon Lancaster, after hearing this, swallowed her food vaguely and said, "Oh, the Lancaster Group also has shares in this Celestial Pavilion. He’s my brother’s assistant, it’s normal for him to help with this kind of thing. Do you know what’s wrong with that?"
Joel Thatcher was left speechless by the question.
He didn’t expect that as soon as he started a topic, it was brushed over so casually without a splash.
Damn it! It’s infuriating!!
Joel Thatcher bottled up his anger and stayed quiet for the moment.
Julian Lancaster gently and considerately pushed Joel Thatcher’s portion in front of Nina Sinclair as well, saying, "There’s more if you want."
Nina Sinclair felt a little embarrassed to refuse, "Hey...what are you doing, even if you like it, there’s no need to eat someone else’s portion. Give it back to Zhou Zhou."
Julian Lancaster lightly curled his lips and nonchalantly said, "That’s right, don’t eat someone else’s, just eat mine."
"..." Joel Thatcher’s hand froze holding the chopsticks, and his face twitched.
Dammit, is this old fox doing this on purpose?
Why did he emphasize ’someone else’s’ in that tone? To make Nina Sinclair distance herself from him? They’ve known each other since they were kids! Is he someone else?
At this moment, Sharon Lancaster quickly praised, "Wow, you’re too considerate to Nina, Nina is really fortunate."
Julian Lancaster said calmly, "Taking care of my wife is my duty."
Sharon Lancaster quickly nodded, agreeing, "Nina, if you like to eat, I can give you my portion too!"
After saying this, Sharon Lancaster looked at Joel Thatcher with what seemed like a provocative glance.
The veins on Joel Thatcher’s forehead throbbed. Why did he feel like he was off his game today?
With these two working together, he couldn’t stand a chance alone.
Both of them offered their food, now if he ate alone, in Nina Sinclair’s eyes, he would probably appear to be a selfish man.
Hence, Joel Thatcher said, "Nina, I can give you mine too."
Nina Sinclair was flattered and quickly waved her hand, "No need, just a taste is enough, you don’t have to give me yours."
She didn’t expect that just by casually mentioning that it was delicious, Julian Lancaster and Sharon Lancaster would offer their portions to her, and even Joel Thatcher followed suit.
After that, the few of them started dining together, but the atmosphere felt strange no matter how you looked at it. Joel Thatcher’s gaze was gloomily fixed on Julian Lancaster, Sharon Lancaster was cautiously chatting and laughing with Nina Sinclair, while also guarding against whatever Joel Thatcher might do next.
Nina Sinclair felt the atmosphere was odd, but couldn’t quite pinpoint the reason, suspecting it was because they weren’t familiar with each other yet.
Before long, she put the matter behind her.
Nina Sinclair looked at Joel Thatcher, curious, "Zhou Zhou, why did you choose this restaurant?"
Joel Thatcher used to be quite frugal, it didn’t seem like a place he would enjoy going to.
Joel Thatcher cleared his throat, "Of course, it’s because the food here is delicious, I wanted you all to give it a try."
Nina Sinclair was actually more concerned about the price of this restaurant; if it’s beyond their means, she might have to scrimp and save for some time in the future. Google seaʀᴄh ɴovᴇl(ꜰ)ir(e).nᴇt
Feeling a bit uneasy, Nina Sinclair pretended to play on her phone and secretly looked it up online. She was shocked by what she found.
A meal at this Celestial Pavilion could cost an ordinary person several months’ salary!
And the foreign-looking chef cooking beside them, as well as the one in a Chinese tunic next to him, were the people from the introduction page!
Nina Sinclair was about to cry. Suddenly, she felt like she was eating money just now; every bite was glaring cash!
Seems like she and Joel Thatcher are no longer in the same world.