Jeffrey was relieved that Wendy was only joking.He could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But in front of her, he pretended to be angry for being made fun of.He pointed to Wendy's forehead and
slightly pushed it back.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Wendy sat down and eyed him with suspicion.
"I'm just curious.Why did you invite me to a high-end restaurant for dinner? It's unlike you."
Jeffrey's mouth fell open.
"Wendy, how could you say that? Have I ever be mean to you? I've just returned from abroad.How
could you not treat me to dinner?" Wendy coughed dryly but said nothing.
Meanwhile, Jeffrey let out a snort.It might not be obvious, but his heart had skipped a beat.
In all honesty, he was scared just now.
The waiter came over while they were chatting and served a bottle of red wine.
Once it was open, Jeffrey considerately poured wine into Wendy's glass.
In annoyance, Wendy mumbled something to herself.
"What did you say?" he asked with his eyebrows furrowed.
"Nothing," Wendy replied flatly.
"I heard you.You called me a penny pincher!"
Although Wendy did not say anything in response, she complained inwardly.
‘You heard it.Why bother ask?’
At the thought of this, she rolled her eyes at him.
Jeffrey could not help but gnash his teeth.
He took a look at the bottle of red wine on the table and remarked, "Wow! This wine is strong.You'll get
drunk if you drink too much!"
Wendy curled her lips in disapproval.
‘Is it better than the Lafite I drank at Ryan's place last time? I don't think so!”
"Whatever.Just don't blame me for not reminding you when you got wasted," Jeffrey said with a shrug.
With that, he poured a little more wine in Wendy's glass.
"Try it," he urged.
Wendy picked up the glass and recalled the method Ryan had told her last time.
Before taking a sip, she shook the glass first, aerating it.
Jeffrey was taken aback by what she had just done.
"I didn't expect that you're an expert at this."
"Are you kidding me? I drank Lafite before!"
"Really?"
Jeffrey furrowed his eyebrows, unable to believe it.
‘A stingy woman like her will never enjoy something that expensive.Come on! You can't fool me!’
"I'm not lying.It was a real Lafite from one of Ryan's collections."
‘Uncle Ryan?’
The smile on Jeffrey's face froze at the mention of his uncle's name.He knew that Ryan collected a
variety of alcohol beverages to ease his insomnia.
Red wine, liquor, beer...He had every kind of alcohol in his collection.
However, he only collected the high-end ones.
Jeffrey had seen Ryan's wine cabinet before.He remembered that there was indeed an expensive
Lafite in his collection.
Luke liked drinking as well.
Luke once asked Ryan for the bottle of Lafite.
However, Ryan refused.
Yet, Wendy just said she drank the wine.
The smile on Jeffrey's face vanished as he thought of this.
At that moment, Wendy brought the glass to her lips and took a sip.
"Hmm.It's not bad."
She sat lazily on the sofa.
Like a cat, she seemed graceful and charming.
She leaned against the window with a glass of wine in her hand.
The dazzling neon lights in front of her paired with the elegant violin music in the background made her
seem dreamy.
She closed her eyes as if in a daze and said, "No wonder everyone likes money.The life of the rich so
good."
‘Then marry me, so you'll become rich too"
Jeffrey almost blurted out those words.
"Ehem."
He coughed as he choked on his own saliva.
At that moment, she opened her eyes and jokingly asked, "Is your throat itchy?"
"No..." Jeffrey seemed to have thought of something, so he excused himself.
"Excuse me, I have to go to the restroom."
"Sure!"
There was an independent bathroom on the 16th floor.
Jeffrey walked through the carpeted hall, turned a corner, and soon disappeared.
Wendy thought that he would be back soon, so she enjoyed the view while sipping the flavorful red
wine.
As for the violin piece, she knew little about it, but she enjoyed it.
She had been waiting for ten minutes in silence and already drunk half a glass of wine.
However, Jeffrey had not returned yet.
A few moments later, a waiter came and brought several vintage candles to the table.
The lights were then dimmed, and the candles were lit up.
Wendy thought that this was normal in the restaurant, so she did not think much of it.
Several moments later, she poured herself another half glass of wine.She drunk it up not long after,
still, Jeffrey was nowhere in sight.
Wendy was starting to get anxious.
‘Oh no! He did not run away after ordering so much food in this restaurant, did he? Could it be that this
was his revenge because I refused to treat him to dinner? Damn it! I swear, Jeffrey, if you're playing
tricks on me, I won't let you go!’ Wendy cursed inwardly.
She was no longer in the mood to drink wine and enjoy the scenery.
Fearing that Jeffrey had indeed left, she picked up her bag and counted the cash in her wallet.
"Shit! I only have 100 dollars, and my debit card only has several hundred dollars in it.It can't even pay
for the food, much less the bottle of red wine.What do I do?’
The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became.
To make things worse, she imagined what tomorrow's headline would be.
‘Wendy was forced to wash dishes in the restaurant for not paying her meal"
She could not help but shudder at the thought of this.
With this in mind, she hurriedly took out her phone and called Jeffrey.The call got through at first.But
then, he hung up.
"Sorry.The number you have dialed is busy.Please try again later."
Wendy's face changed in an instant.
‘How could he hang up on me? Argh!’
She was going nuts! She could not help but swallow hard as anxiety crept to her system.
‘Damn it! If I sneak out now, will I be caught by the staff and get punished?’ While she was in deep
thought, she suddenly heard a familiar voice, pulling her back to reality.
"Mommy!" Wendy was startled.
When she turned around, she saw Ryan in front of her with Precious in his arms.
The little girl was beaming with happiness upon seeing Wendy.
She excitedly jumped out of Ryan's arms and rushed to Wendy with open arms.She looked adorable!
"Be careful!"
Wendy's face turned pale as she watched Precious run towards her with a wide grin.She then held the
little girl in her arms and cautioned, "Be careful, okay? What if you get hurt?"
Precious nestled in Wendy's arms, not wanting to leave.
"Mommy, what a coincidence! Can you read my mind? You knew I'd come here for dinner, so you came
too!"
"Really? You're here for dinner too?" Wendy asked in disbelief.
"Yes!" Precious lied.
"Daddy and I planned to have dinner with you, but he said you had an appointment tonight.That's why I
asked him to take me here for dinner!"
‘I see…”
For some reason, Wendy's face turned beet red.
Actually, when she saw them, she thought that Ryan had followed her after knowing that she would
have dinner here.
Wendy could not help but feel embarrassed for overthinking and flattering herself too much.
However, she could not deny that she was relieved to see them.
Anyway, now that Ryan was here, she no longer cared if Jeffrey had tricked her.
At least, she did not worry about staying here and washing the dishes.
With this thought in mind, Wendy seemed warmer and more enthusiastic towards Ryan.
"It's indeed a coincidence! Since you haven't had dinner yet, why don't you sit down and have dinner
with us together?"
Ryan's eyes swept across the candles on the tables, and he asked, "Is it alright?"
"Of course.Why wouldn't it be?"
Upon hearing that, Ryan sat down opposite Wendy.
"It's my pleasure."
It was only then that Jeffrey returned.
But as he stood there, he saw a harmonious scene in the family of three.
For a moment, Jeffrey was at a loss.
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