Chapter 101: Chapter 101

Felix merely said placidly, “We’ve heard him talk about you too.”

“Let’s eat,” Jessica suggested. Remy was still mooning.

Casper and Colton ate with gusto, though Felix could not help but look at Jessica and Remy from time to time. He would then shake his head surreptitiously before he continued eating.

Remy peeled a bunch of shrimps for Jessica, who only nibbled at a small piece.

Remy pushed down the disappointment he felt at the sight.

As their meal was coming to a close, Jessica casually commented, “Mr. Simpson, I heard from Remy that you recently opened the Tycoon restaurant. How does it compare to our family’s restaurant?”

Casper replied proudly, “The difference in standards is huge. The Tycoon is perhaps the best restaurant in Horington; an average restaurant could never match up to it.”

Jessica fumed at his rudeness, while Felix rejoiced at the ugly expression on her face.

That’s what you get for sinking your claws into my friend with hidden motives!

Felix added, “He’s right. The ambiance of that restaurant is a hundred times better than this hovel. It’s perpetually crowded, and deservedly so. I couldn’t help but notice business here isn’t as booming.”

“Y-you-”

Remy’s face darkened as he gritted, “Felix, Casper, that’s enough.”

Felix stopped himself when he saw Remy’s discomfort. Jessica’s expression seemed to have turned better at the words.

Pursing her lips, she stared at Casper. “You must have worked hard to propel the Tycoon to where it is today. Why don’t you look around and give me some tips on improving our restaurant?”

Casper lifted his jaw slightly and leaned against his chair. Scoffing, he said, “Frankly, you should hire a new chef. The food here is pretty average.”

Casper’s behavior made Jessica feel that she was asking for trouble.

Jessica left the restaurant with the guys in a poor mood after they finished dinner.

Casper announced to the others when they were at the door. “I’m going to the restroom.”

Two minutes later, Jessica looked at Remy and said, “I need to use the restroom as well.”

She leaned against the doors to the restroom and waited. Casper noticed her right away as he walked out.

He did not seem surprised at her appearance.

“Casper, I didn’t expect a sore loser like you to be such a wealthy man.”

He leaned in and whispered in her ears, “There’s a lot of things you don’t know about me. I’m warning you to stay away from my friend, or I won’t go easy on you.”

Jessica buried the anger that swelled in her.

“Hmph, you’re just backed by some rich benefactor. I don’t believe you have the guts or the resources to provoke the Taylor family.”

Jessica’s family merely owned a small business in Horington.

Shaking his head, Casper could not care less about catering to her whims as long as she did not try anything extreme.

It’s not very gentlemanly of me to pick fights with a lady.

Suddenly, Jessica’s expression changed as she caught sight of the mirror behind Casper.

She launched herself into Casper’s arms and wailed, “What are you doing? The person I like is Remy.

How could you do this? I can’t believe he calls you a friend!” Tears had also welled in her eyes.

“Casper!”

Clenching his fists, Remy approached Casper with rage burning in his eyes. His whole body shook with anger.

Casper took a small step back and frowned.

Ah, I was too careless.

Casper sighed to himself as Jessica shielded herself behind Remy, clutching his shirtsleeve.

Colton and Felix caught up to Remy and tried to calm him down. “Don’t jump to conclusions. Let Casper explain.”

“What else is there to explain? Just look at how upset Jessica is! I’ve always treated Casper like my own brother, but here he is making the moves on Jessica! Don’t think you can get away with anything you want just because you’re rich now!” Remy was incensed.

Casper merely replied, “We’ve treated each other like brothers for so long; do you have such little faith in my character? Would you rather believe a woman you just met over your close friend?”

Struck by the truth of his words, Remy’s anger cooled significantly.

“I saw what you did,” he said coldly.

Felix attempted to advise Remy. “Sometimes, what you see may not be a picture of the whole truth.”

Remy was not an idiot. After some pondering, he turned to Jessica, who stared at him wordlessly with tears streaming down her face.

Jessica’s a proud person. If she’s cried herself into such a state, she must feel humiliated.

Remy’s heart leaned toward her in the end. “I did see it myself.”

He chose to trust his eyes.

Pulling Jessica into his arms, Remy coaxed, “I’m sorry you suffered because of me. I didn’t expect him to do something like this. Come on; I’ll send you home.”

The tears continued to flow down Jessica’s face as she lowered her head, though the ghost of a smile flitted across her features.

When she looked back up, the smile had vanished, replaced by a pitiful facade. “Please send me home. I’m exhausted.”

Remy left his friends behind as he sent Jessica home.

Sighing, Felix said, “I never thought that woman would have sunk her claws so deeply into Remy; he’s utterly bewitched. What are we going to do? I don’t want any discord between us four.”

Casper watched Jessica and Remy’s departing figures indifferently.

Colton looked between Casper and Felix several times before his gaze finally landed on Felix. “What on earth is going on? What have the two of you been keeping from me?”

Felix explained the situation to Colton just as how Casper had told him.

The situation was beyond Colton’s imagination.

“So what you’re saying is that Jessica’s only cozying up to Remy because she wants to take revenge on Casper?”

Nodding, Casper replied, “I thought I might have imagined things, but what happened earlier confirms my suspicions.” He shook his head in despair at how things had turned out.