Chapter 168

Chapter 168

It wasn’t that Melody deliberately ignored Ken, but seeing him surrounded by so many formally dressed people, she felt inappropriate to greet him hastily with her uncommon appearance

Melody steadied her mind and pretended not to see Ken before moving the menu towards Shane and speaking softly. “Shane, what would you like To call You’ve just been discharged from the hospital, so you can’t have anything too oily for now.”

Hearing this. Shane pouted in disappointment but obediently agreed.

“Such a good boy Melody patted Shane’s head, thinking how adorable he was

On the other side, Ken originally planned to have a quick lunch at the office.

However, after several days of sending lawyers to Taynorma Capital for on–site research, a new acquisition contract with a very low quotation was drafted

Hence, the old hands of Taynorma Capital were unable to sit still any longer and requested to have lunch with him, while the purpose of this meal

was obvious.

Ken treated it as a normal meeting, not mentioning business during the ride.

After arriving at the restaurant and unexpectedly seeing Melody laughing and chatting with Wilmot and a child while ordering, Ken’s eyes flashed with surprise as this schedule hadn’t been reported to him by James.

Noticing Melody glancing his way but immediately looking away as if she hadn’t seen him, Ken pursed his lips into a thin line for a while before saying indifferently. “No need for a private room, we’ll eat here.”

Owen Nathan, the chairman of Taynorma Capital, was taken aback but didn’t dare to object, forcing a smile while asking, “Not going to the private room” Wouldn’t eating in the main hall disturb us? Moreover, we still need to discuss business”

Ken chuckled deeply. “Mr. Nathan, discussing business during meals isn’t good for digestion, is it?”

Owen couldn’t fathom Ken’s intentions and could only awkwardly laugh. “You’re right, today we’ll just enjoy the meal and not talk business,

A group of about ten people sat at a long table in the main ball, while Ken was seated directly facing Melody’s table.

As the organizer of the dinner, Owen busied himself with handing the menu to Ken, trying to please him. “Mr. Swanson, I’ve pre–ordered a signature appetizer for each of you, please see which main course or side dishes you’d like to order”

Ken didn’t even glance at the menu, nodded towards Melody’s table, and said, I don’t like ordering, we can just get the same as what they’re having

Owen looked over at Melody’s table, noticing a girl with an extremely unattractive face, and upon recognizing Wilmot, he wondered if Ken and

Wilmot were friends.

Without thinking too much, Owen agreed and walked over to Wilmot, who was listening to Melody’s sharing about her experiences in the countryside.

Melody told Shane, I was so young back then and didn’t know snakes were scary, so I grabbed one by the head and told an uncle that I’d caught a huge eel, scaring him so much that his face turned green”

She told these interesting childhood stories to correct Shane’s image of her as an angel, wanting him to see that she was just an ordinary person.

However, after laughing, Shane looked at her with even more admiration and said, “Melody, as your childhood was so interesting, you’re different from us ordinary people. I want to go where you played when you were little, can you take me there?”

Melody helplessly looked at Wilmot and the latter immediately became serious, frowning at Shane. “No whining, Melody is very busy”

As soon as he finished speaking, a hoarse male voice sounded. “Excuse me,”

All three turned their attention to a middle–aged man in a suit and tie who spoke apologetically, “It’s our first time at this restaurant, could you recommend some dishes you ordered that you found tasty?”

Recognizing the man as someone who came in with Ken, Melody couldn’t help glancing at Ken again, but Ken was seriously looking at the menu, seeming unaware of them.

Despite finding it odd, Melody signaled Wilmot to help introduce the dishes.

Since Shane favored the food here and they visited here regularly, Wilmot enthusiastically recomunendes a few dishes to Cheen before Owen thanked gratefully and went to the order counter.

is just a small interruption, Melody and Wilmot continued their conversation.

As it was

Chapter 168

Wilmot asked. “Miss Fox, may I call you Melody from now ont Calling you Miss Fox feels too formal”

Melody nodded. “Sure, I’ll call you by your name then. I’ve wanted to stop being called Miss Fox for a while, as you know, I can barely be considered the Fox family member.”

When Wilmot heard this, he couldn’t help but show a sympathetic expression upon thinking of Melody’s family background. “If you find living at home tough, I can lend you an apartment. Since I have several vacant ones, you can just pick any you like.”

Before Melody could respond. Shane cheered, “Yes, Melody is going to stay in our house!”

Wilmot scolded coldly, “Shane, we’re in the restaurant, not at home, no shouting”

“Okay.” Shane was frightened and shrank closer to Melody.

Shane’s pitiful look made Melody’s heart soften, so she said to Wilmot, “He’s just a kid, no need to be so strict.

Wilmot shook his head. “Kids shouldn’t be spoiled.”

Melody shrugged. “I didn’t realize you were such a strict father?

She thought Wilmot would spoil Shane but now she understood that Wilmot’s teaching had influenced Shaneto to have a good temperament

At this moment, the middle aged man retumed and introduced himself, “Sorry to bother you again. Mr. Sherman. Im Owen Nathan from Taynona Capital and we met at a business conference before.

Wilmot had heard of Taynona Capital before, so he nodded politely and said, “Hello, Mr. Nathan. How can I help you?”

“It’s still about the dishes Owen felt awkward but, under Ken’s insistence on ordering the same dishes, had to press on. Tm hosting an important guest today and don’t want to order the wrong dishes. Could you come with me to the order counter?”

Wilmot could not help but feel a bit frustrated while Owen continued, “I know this request is a bit presumptuous, I’m sorry. Let me treat you to a meal another day”

Since Owen was so courteous, Wilmot agreed as he knew the importance of networking in the business world, following Owen to the order counter after informing Melody.

However, Melody had a feeling that Owen was being forced into this, so she couldn’t help but glance at Ken again.

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