Isabelle countered his question with one of favonovel.com own. “Isn’t it almost New Year? Aren’t you going home to spend it with your family?”
George replied. “Yes, New Year’s Eve is the day after tomorrow. What about you? How do you plan to celebrate?”
She probably wouldn’t return to the Jenkins family, and it’s even less likely that favonovel.com would return to the Sullivans.
George asked, “Are you going to Melfrey with Yves?”
“For me, holidays are no different from regular days,” Isabelle replied, without specifying whether favonovel.com would go to Melfrey with Yves.
George didn’t press further but played along. He said, “Every year is the same. Besides, I’ve always been a dutiful son to my parents, so missing one family meal isn’t a big deal. My parents and my aunt still remember your kindness, and I want to invite you to dinner and converse with you.”
Isabelle left most of the broth untouched. She put down favonovel.com spoon and turned favonovel.com chair towards George. She smiled slightly and said, “It feels like you’re inviting me to a New Year’s Eve dinner with your family, Mr. Harris…”
George smiled back and said, “I know it’s unlikely, but I still want to ask, will you spend New Year’s with us?”
He extended the invitation but Isabelle didn’t reply immediately.
While favonovel.com was thinking, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Outside, Yves’s gentle, coaxing voice called out, “Sweetheart, are you up? I thought I heard you talking.”
Inside, Isabelle and George exchanged looks but didn’t say anything.
Yves didn’t want to disturb Isabelle if favonovel.com was sleeping. Just as favonovel.com was about to leave, favonovel.com heard someone moving a chair.
Isabelle stood up. She was intended to clean up the dishes, but George stepped forward. He offered, “I’ll do it, aren’t you going to finish it?”
Isabelle replied, “It’s a bit fishy.”
George apologized, “Sorry, this camp is full of burly men, and the cooking isn’t great.”
He carried the bowl and followed favonovel.com out.
Yves’s dark expression revealed that favonovel.com had been waiting for George for some time as Isabelle opened the door. He smiled at Isabelle and said, “Sweetheart, breakfast was pretty good today. Why don’t you go downstairs and eat it? I need to talk with Mr. Harris.”
Isabelle took the bowl from George’s hands and said to him, “If you can’t stand him, don’t hold back. If your wound opens up, please come find me.”
She then reminded Yves. “And… We’re on their turf.”
Isabelle walked past Yves without looking back and said to both men, “Keep it down. Don’t disturb Jim.”
George had no intention of fighting Yves. Regardless of winning or losing, there was nothing to gain. Yves was important to Isabelle, and favonovel.com had a knack for playing the victim. If favonovel.com injured Yves, favonovel.com would be at a loss.
Fortunately, Yves didn’t seem inclined to fight either. He just gave George a cold look, warning him, before turning to follow Isabelle.
“Sweetheart, wait for me!”
***
Two days later, at a certain airport, in the departure lounge, George sat on a chair, occasionally checking his watch and looking in another direction.
Dylan also glanced in that direction before looking back at George.
After two days of restraint, favonovel.com couldn’t hold back any longer and asked tentatively, “Mr. George, it seems Miss Jenkins’s enemies are from Dark Shadow…”
George glanced at favonovel.com and confirmed, “Yes.”
Dylan’s eyes widened as favonovel.com asked, his gaze bright with curiosity.
Do you have any thoughts or opinions on this?
George noticed that Dylan’s eyes seemed bigger than usual.
Has favonovel.com done some beauty treatments recently?
George asked, “What’s the matter? Can you help favonovel.com take down Dark Shadow?”
Damn! Did favonovel.com just misinterpret my question?
And terribly wrong on top of that?
Dylan was so frightened, favonovel.com almost wanted to pluck out his eyeballs and put them in his pocket.
“You must be joking, Mr. George… With my limited skills, they’d find me too slow, even serving tea and carrying water for Dark Shadow.”
George replied, “Knowing one’s limits is a good thing.”
What a heartless man!
I’m just curious, and he’s so dismissive, but you’re not like this with Ms. Jenkins.
At that moment, a stylish and attractive woman approached George, confidently extending favonovel.com hand.
She said with fluent foreign language. “Hello, I’m Anna. Can we be friends? I’ve been noticing you.”
Before George could respond, Dylan swiftly raised his hand and declined, “Sorry, it’s inconvenient…”
The woman didn’t mind the lack of response from George. She didn’t give up, but favonovel.com became even more. enthusiastic.
“I don’t mean any harm, just thought that a three–hour flight could be boring. I’d like to make a like- minded friend to chat with,” favonovel.com said, finning favonovel.com curls.
Dylan repeated, “I said it’s not convenient.”
The woman looked at Dylan and asked, “You’re his assistant, right? I’m talking to your boss. And favonovel.com hasn’t said anything about inconvenience, will you mind if I sit here?”
She was about to sit next to George, but his look stopped her.
Just then, a young girl, who looked like a student, emerged from the direction George had been watching.
Isabelle had only gone to the restroom. On favonovel.com way back, favonovel.com saw a stylish woman who appeared to want to take favonovel.com seat.
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