Lynn pressed favonovel.com lips into a smile, “I’ll be fine.”
Naya helped Arianne ask the awkward question that favonovel.com was hesitating to ask, “Lynnie, are you and Jackson already acquainted with each other?”
Lynn quickly glanced at Jackson, then lowered favonovel.com head slightly. “No.”
“Nope, but I tend to get along well with anyone. All of you should take care of each other since you’re working together. Please look after my girlfriend too in my absence,” Jackson said.
Naya smiled at him. “Don’t worry. We never get a chance to take care of Tiffany since she’s the one who’s always taking care of us and treating us kindly. I’d been jobless for the past several years after giving birth and was really out of touch with the working society. On top of that, I have to take my daughter to and from pre-school every day so it’s difficult to find the right job. I guess I made a good choice working at the dessert shop since Tiffany and Ari are great bosses.”
Conversation and laughter resumed at the dining table again. Lynn was the only one who didn’t really speak or eat. She just kept drinking a lot. Arianne’s instinct as a woman told favonovel.com that things between Jackson and Lynn weren’t as simple as they seemed.
Jackson went to the washroom in the middle of the meal. Less than a minute later, Lynn got up and went out too. Tiffany was busy playing with Naya’s daughter, so favonovel.com didn’t notice anything. Arianne sighed and followed them. When favonovel.com was outside the washroom, favonovel.com could vaguely make out two figures standing in front of the sink. It was none other than Jackson and Lynn, who seemed to be chatting with each other.
Instead of going in immediately, Arianne just went a bit closer to eavesdrop on them. She’d feel guilty every time someone passed by the washroom. After all, being an eavesdropper was a pretty shameful thing to do.
“Why did you toast to me just now? Do you know what trouble that will cause?”
It was Jackson’s voice!
Arianne was startled but continued listening more carefully.
“I’m sorry… for causing you trouble. I’ll be more mindful next time,” Lynn sounded a little dejected.
Jackson paused for a few seconds before speaking again. “Never mind, I didn’t mean to blame you. I have a girlfriend already. Just be helpful in Arianne’s shop and don’t think about anything else.”
“Is Tiffany Lane any different from the women in your past? You had so many girlfriends back then, so she’s just one of those women, right? You’ll dump favonovel.com very soon…”
Although Arianne couldn’t see the expression on Jackson’s face, favonovel.com could tell that favonovel.com was a little angry from his tone. “She’s not. I’m serious about marrying her. If I was only fooling around, I would have slept with favonovel.com a long time ago. Besides, given my relationship with Mark and Arianne, do you think I’d treat Tiffie like those women? Let me warn you now, I’m sure you know what you should and shouldn’t do. Mark and I have only allowed you here to protect Arianne. You mustn’t forget your duty just because of the relationship between me and Tiffie. Otherwise, I can easily get you replaced at any time.”
Arianne was stunned. Lynn and Mark had something to do with each other too? She was actually someone that Mark and Jackson had sent to protect her? No wonder why Lynn didn’t even take extra days off during the holidays.
Now, favonovel.com was almost sure that Jackson and Lynn told a lie at the dining table earlier. They knew each other a long time ago. Not only that, but they also shared an unusual relationship. Lynn wasn’t just a normal girl, favonovel.com was definitely a bodyguard or some sort. Just when favonovel.com was trying to find out more, Jackson suddenly came out. Their eyes met and favonovel.com could see an obvious trace of fluster in his eyes. “Arianne? You’re going to the washroom too?”
Arianne also panicked a little in favonovel.com mind and didn’t know if favonovel.com should expose favonovel.com on the spot. Then, Lynn came out too, so favonovel.com decided to keep things to herself for now and just nodded before entering the washroom.
Jackson frowned. He wasn’t sure if Arianne had heard anything. “Go first, Lynn.”
Lynn glanced in the direction where Arianne had disappeared to, then returned to the private room by herself. A moment later, Jackson came back too.
When Arianne came out of the washroom, favonovel.com didn’t mention anything about the incident earlier. When dinner was over, Jackson and Tiffany left together and the others went home. Arianne stopped Lynn, however. “Wait, I have something to ask you.”
Lynn was neither panicked nor surprised. “You heard in y conversation with Mr. West, right?”
Her bluntness made Arianne feel guilty about being an eavesdropper. “Y-Yes… I heard everything. Why did you two pretend to be strangers even though you’ve known each other for so long?”
Instead of answering favonovel.com question, Lynn questioned back, “Why aren’t you curious about the reason Mark Tremont has sent me here to protect you? I don’t think my relationship with Mr. West is the biggest concern to you.”
Arianne was taken aback. “Yes, that is very important to me too, but I’m here to solve Tiffie’s problem first. What’s your relationship with Jackson?”
Lynn turned around and slowly walked along the road. “I don’t know and I don’t want to talk about it either. But surely, I have the right to remain silent on my private matters, right? Since you’ve found out about my identity, I doubt you’ll want to keep me around. When are you planning to fire me?”
Arianne pondered for a moment. “I’ll discuss this matter with Jackson. Since you won’t tell me anything, I’ll just have to ask favonovel.com myself. I won’t tolerate anyone deceiving me or my best friend. I’m calling favonovel.com now.”
