At that thought, Bethan secretly clenched her fists tightly by her side.
The three of them did not select a private room, they directly sat at a table by the window.
Once they finished ordering, Bethan noticed a group of people coming down from the upper floor.
Among the group of people, a tall man’s aura stood out from the rest of the group.
The other men around him opened their mouths, flattering him.
“Mr. Morrison, thank you for your time to have a meal with us.”
“Mr. Morrison, I never would have thought to be able to meet you here in such a place.”
“Mr. Morrison, do you like shopping here in this mall? If you do, we can always accompany you…”
Looking at how the men were vying for attention, Bethan could not help but furrow her brows.
She thought about that woman in the mall.
Why was it that no matter men or women, they desperately wanted to get close to Brettley?
His pretense was top-notch.
Perhaps he felt Bethan’s gaze on him, Brettley furrowed his brows and looked in Bethan’s direction.
Their gaze met.
Bethan furrowed her brows. She immediately looked away.
Brettley narrowed his eyes and swept Bethan a glance. Then, he swept another glance at Bonnie and Jason next to Bethan.
He was there initially because he wanted to make clear of Bethan’s relationship between Bonnie and Jason, yet when he reached the mall, he was being badgered by those men.
Who would have thought that…
It was such a coincidence that they were there having their meal too.
“Everyone.”
Brettley chuckled a little. He swept a glance at those men surrounding him.
“I still have some personal matters to attend to.”
The men looked at each other, then they bade farewell to Brettley before leaving.
Once the group left, Brettley smiled and calmly walked over to the three of them. He sat down slowly and smugly next to Bethan.
“I’m sure you don’t mind me joining in?”
“We do,”
Bethan furrowed her brows and said coldly. Bonnie was stunned. “N-No, we don’t mind! “
Then, Bonnie looked at Bethan. She said in a suppressed tone while looking at Brettley. “Did you two fight?”
Because of Jason, Bonnie was angry at Bethan. Thus, when Bonnie knew that Bethan was unconscious, she would go to the hospital to check up on her every other day to see if she had gained consciousness yet.
Throughout that entire month, almost every time she went to look for Bethan in the hospital, from the distance she could see Brettley silently looking after Bethan next to her bed.
Although it was not Bonnie’s place to comment on their relationship, she knew that without a hundred percent love, no one would be so determined to stay by a woman, who no one knew when she was going to come around, for so long.
However, at that moment, Bethan clearly did not want to deal with Brettley.
“No.”
Brettley gracefully picked up a teapot and poured tea for Bethan.
“She’s not in a good mood. I heard that you two are getting married.”
Brettley raised his gaze and looked at Jason. “Congrats on your marriage.”
Brettley’s gaze seemed to be able to penetrate one’s mind, reading their inner thoughts.
Jason gently cleared his throat. “All thanks to you.”
Brettley raised his eyebrows. “Since when did it have to do with me?”
He crossed his arms around his chest and leaned back.
“I don’t ever remember that we have anything to do with each other. No. I can’t consider it that way. Back then, when you were nearby around Bethan’s house and wanted to assassinate her, I was the one who caught you, right?”
Bethan could not help but furrowed her brows at Brettley’s words. Was Brettley trying to pretend that he and Jason did not know each other in front of her?
What? Did he think that she was still as gullible as before?
Bethan pursed her lips. She subconsciously looked at Jason.
Jason’s face turned pale and blue. “Y-Yes…”
He was afraid that the fact that he and Brettley were not acquainted would be exposed in front of Bethan, so he immediately looked away.
“Mr. Morrison, you’re here today on business?” “Yes, and no.”
Brettley instantly noticed the franticness in Jason’s eyes.
“Business is secondary.”
Brettley smiled mockingly and looked at Jason. “I came here especially to look for you. I heard that you know me very well. You knew me from six years back.”
Jason’s face involuntarily turned pale upon Brettley’s words.
He cleared his throat and lowered his head to drink tea. “You remembered it wrongly?”
“Oh, I did? “
Brettley sneered. He swept Jason a cold glance.
“Is that so?”
Then, Jason turned to look at Bethan indifferently. “He said that I remembered it wrongly.”
Bethan narrowed her eyes. She clasped her hands together tightly under the table.
What were Brettley and Jason playing at? One was placing blame while the other tried hard to avoid.
Did they discuss this beforehand to go back and forth like this in front of her?
Brettley sure put in the effort to fool her!
Bethan harrumphed coldly and immediately got up. “
Why bother putting an act in front of me?”
She looked at Brettley, then at Jason. Her eyes were cold.
“I don’t like people pretending in front of me. You can act for yourselves all you want! “
Then, Bethan apologized to Bonnie, turned, and left.
“Bethan! “
Bonnie furrowed her brows. Looking at Bethan storming off in anger, she immediately chased after her.
After both women left, it was only Brettley and Jason at the table.
Leaning on the chair, Brettley leaned backward. He swept Jason a cold glance.
“Looks like your acting skills are better, Mr. Lane.”
Bethan believed what Jason said, but she did not buy a single word of his.
Brettley felt that it was not that Bethan trusted Jason more. It was only that…
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