Brettley was standing right outside; they could even clearly hear the ringtone from his phone.
Then their conversation…
Judging from his darkened expression, he seemed to have overheard everything.
At the thought of this, Theo’s lips curled up in a slight smile. “Mr. Morrison, you’re here? You came just in time, we’re having dinner now, would you care to join us?”
His enthusiasm made it seem like he was the head of the family instead of Brettley.
Brettley’s expression darkened like an impending storm.
He raised his deep, bottomless eyes and glanced at Bethan coldly.
Bethan smiled awkwardly. “Come on in.”
It would not look good if he stayed in the hallway for too long.
At her words, Brettley narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his foot and stepped inside.
Neil swiftly hefted an extra chair to the table. “Sit.”
Brettley frowned and sat down.
The table was only big enough to sit four people.
Sitting here now, he looked like an intruder. At the thought of Bethan’s words just now…
His frown deepened once again.
The atmosphere at the table was tense and depressing.
Finally, Nellie mustered up her courage and started the conversation.
“Daddy, you said, as long as Mommy can finalize the design scheme for that set of jewelry, then we can go out and have fun with her?”
Brettley’s hand that was holding his spoon paused slightly. “Yes.”
The little girl blinked innocently. “Then… do you want to join us? Neil and I returned to your side a long time ago, but you haven’t truly spent time playing with us.”
Brettley laughed lightly. “Okay.” “No.”
The moment the words left his mouth, Bethan opened her mouth and rejected him coldly.
“If Mr. Morrison would like to spend time with the children, you can always choose another day.
Spending the day out with my children is the reward you promised me.”
Brettley frowned, his eyes sweeping over face coldly. “
You hate spending time with me so much?”
Bethan turned her face away from him, remaining silent.
Nellie bit her lip. “Did I… make a bad suggestion?” “Your suggestion is perfect.”
Beside them, Theo laughed too, “Why not I come along too, and the five of us can all go together?”
Brettley scoffed, “I am their father, while Bethan is their foster mother… You want to go with us, who do you think you are?”
Theo laughed, “I’m Bethan’s boyfriend, is that enough?”
The air in the dining room immediately fell silent.
Brettley glanced at Theo with cold eyes then switched them over to look at Bethan.
Finally, he raised his lips in a cold sneer, “Does anyone here agree with you being Bethan’s boyfriend?”
Theo narrowed his eyes but said nothing.
Bethan frowned, raised her eyes and looked at Brettley’s expression that was filled with disdain.
A moment later, she smiled faintly. “Theo is indeed my boyfriend. If Mr. Morrison insists on joining us when I bring the children out, then I’ll bring my boyfriend along. Five people vacationing together is not a bad idea either.”
Bethan wanted to use this method to force him to retreat voluntarily.
Because she knew very well that Brettley hated Theo, he would not be willing to go on a trip with him.
But unexpectedly…
The moment the words left her mouth, both men said simultaneously.
“Sure.”
“No problem.”
Bethan was stunned.
Instinctively, she looked at Theo who was sitting beside her, then switched her gaze over to Brettley sitting on the other side.
One of them was smiling while the other’s eyes were dark and brooding.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.
A long while later, she lowered her head, and started shoveling the food into her mouth.
“Take your time.”
Theo gently placed some salad on her plate.
Noticing this, Brettley could not admit defeat either, spooning some potatoes onto her plate.
Theo continued placing more salad onto her plate. Brettley carried on with the potatoes.
Very soon, Bethan’s plate was piled sky-high with food.
But the two men continued their food-piling battle.
Seeing her favorite salad and roasted potatoes being swept clean, Nellie slammed her fork and spoon on the table furiously. “Can the two of you act more like gentlemen? Neil and I still need to eat! “
The moment the words left the little girl’s mouth, Neil hurriedly lowered his fork and spoon, jumped down from his chair, walked past Brettley and held his sister’s hand, “Stop eating, stop eating, I’ll bring you out for fried chicken. We shouldn’t intervene in the adults’ fight! “
Nellie pursed her lips and glared at Theo unhappily. “
It’s all your fault! “
If he did not insist on eating dinner with them, she would not call Daddy over.
If she did not call Daddy over, their dining table would not turn into a warzone!
The innocent Theo looked at Nellie in confusion, at a loss for what to do next.
He laughed wryly, “Little princess, I don’t think I did anything wrong.”
“Calling yourself Bethan’s boyfriend is your biggest mistake.”
Brettley said faintly after the two kids put on their jackets and left. He lowered his fork and spoon and sent a message to Lucas, asking him to take good care of them.
Putting down his phone, he elegantly tugged open his shirt collar, exposing his neck, then laughed coldly, “I never heard Bethan agree for you to be her boyfriend.”
Theo frowned and opened his mouth in retort when he saw the flash of red on the man’s neck.
It was a hickey. Theo stiffened.
Brettley purposely showed him this hickey…
It went without saying who planted in on him.
Seeing Theo remain silent, Bethan frowned and instinctively raised her eyes to look at him.
He was staring at Brettley’s neck.
Naturally, Bethan’s eyes followed in the direction of his stare.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.