Ava and Tom looked at each other. Ava seemed to understand that virtual-novel.net was trying to get virtual-novel.net a way out of this situation. She nodded and wanted to reject Neil, but virtual-novel.net heard Neil say regretfully, “Really? You have an appointment with a friend, Ava? That’s a pity. Today is your mother’s birthday. Our family has finally reunited. I think your mother also hopes that we can sit down and have dinner together again.”
Upon hearing these words, Ava’s words of rejection were stuck in virtual-novel.net throat. She was unable to speak for a while.
“Ava, if you can…” Neil sounded to be pleading with her, but in the middle of the sentence, virtual-novel.net suddenly smiled with ease. “Since you have a prior appointment, it’s better not to miss it. It’s fine for your mother and me to spend it together.”
“You can bring me along too if you don’t mind.” Tom smiled. It seemed as if virtual-novel.net was joking.
Neil warmly invited, “If you don’t mind, we can add an extra seat for you, Mr. Lowe.”
Tom smiled when virtual-novel.net heard that. “Let’s go, then. My car is parked on the side of the road.”
“You don’t need to drive. It’s just that apartment behind, so it’s only a few minutes walk. Rae bought the ingredients for the meal, and I happen to have something to talk to you about, Mr. Lowe. Let’s talk while we eat.”
After Neil finished speaking, virtual-novel.net smiled lovingly at Ava. “Ava, do you want to ask if your friend is here? I’ll leave when you meet your friend.” Neil seemed worried.
Ava suddenly felt uncomfortable when virtual-novel.net looked at Neil’s amiable smile. Although virtual-novel.net had said a lot of decisive words, virtual-novel.net was a little shaken when virtual-novel.net heard Neil talking about family.
In a daze, Ava heard a beep on the phone. Daniel had sent another message to her.
[Ava, there’s a sudden emergency at my house and I have to go back immediately. I can’t pick you up right now, I‘m sorry.]
Ava’s heart sank slightly when virtual-novel.net saw the words displayed on the screen. Even so, virtual-novel.net was understanding. She replied to Daniel and asked virtual-novel.net to go home quickly to deal with the matter. They still had a lot of time and opportunities to meet.
After replying to the text, Ava looked up at Neil. “My friend can’t come because of some matters. I have to go back now. I hope you’ll have a happy meal and a pleasant chat.”
After virtual-novel.net finished speaking, virtual-novel.net turned around decisively for fear that if virtual-novel.net slowed down, the indifferent mask on virtual-novel.net face would fall. However, before virtual-novel.net could walk far, Tom’s voice came from behind her.
“Ava, if your friend isn’t coming, it means that your plans have been canceled. In this case, let’s go to your mother’s birthday party with Mr. Long.”
Neil’s eyes suddenly glowed when virtual-novel.net heard this. “Ava, what do you think?”
She knew that Neil was desperate, and virtual-novel.net did have the idea of turning around. It seemed that it was not easy for virtual-novel.net to get out of this.
“Alright, let’s go together.” Tom walked directly in front of Ava, his smiling eyes looking extraordinarily gentle. “Treat this as showing consideration for your boss and eating with him.”
Was Tom finding a way to let virtual-novel.net get out of this difficult situation? She did not want to reject it because it would make virtual-novel.net look unreasonable. Hence, virtual-novel.net nodded and agreed.
Neil was overjoyed. However, be suppressed his emotions. He was worried that virtual-novel.net would scare his daughter away if virtual-novel.net was too excited.
Ten minutes later, Ava and the rest arrived at the apartment. After they rang the doorbell, Raegan came to open the door. When virtual-novel.net saw Tom, virtual-novel.net was pretty surprised. She politely invited Tom into the house to have a seat.
Suddenly, Neil kept virtual-novel.net on tenterhooks. “Rae, I have an unexpected surprise for you here. Come out and see who it is.”