Conquest Game: The Aloof Husband is Dangerous!-Chapter 119 - 114: An Unusual Dinner Gathering

Director Langley seemed to have caught on to something as well and teasingly said, "It looks like Counselor Xavier and Translator Quincy have a good relationship! It’s rare and precious for high school classmates to maintain such a good relationship until now!"

Jason Hawthorne, who had just come in, turned dark upon hearing this.

Jason hadn’t expected Laura Quincy to be here too, and she was high school classmates with Jonah Xavier. Seeing how they interacted, it was evident they had known each other for a long time.

Any man would be uncomfortable seeing his woman behave intimately with another man, especially someone like Jason Hawthorne, who carried the vibe of an overbearing CEO...

Laura froze the moment she saw Jason Hawthorne. Why... was he here?

She was just treating Counselor Xavier to a meal, and yet the CEO felt the need to come personally?

Jason quickly controlled his emotions. Even Stella Jennings thought she had seen wrong. She hurried over and intimately held Jason’s arm, lightly introducing, "Jason, this is the renowned Counselor Xavier. He has never lost a case he handled. I believe our company will definitely win this time."

Stella Jennings observed Laura’s expression as she spoke, but unfortunately, Laura kept her eyelids lowered, making it impossible to discern her emotions.

Jonah Xavier, seeing Jason Hawthorne, didn’t show the usual anxiety most would. He elegantly extended his hand, "President Hawthorne, I’ve heard a lot about you."

Jason shook his hand in return, "Counselor Xavier’s reputation precedes you. We’ll be counting on you a lot this time."

Jonah subtly glanced at Jason; Fourth Young Master Hawthorne really wasn’t an ordinary person! His presence was formidable, and his words were appropriate, neither off-putting nor arrogant.

Jason’s dark eyes half-narrowed, The Fifth Young Master of the Xavier Family is not simple! His demeanor is every bit as impressive as his brothers’, no wonder he has such high acclaim in the legal world.

Even though it was their first meeting, both men felt the powerful aura between them.

Laura didn’t dare look directly at Jason Hawthorne and could only occasionally sneak glances. Even then, she had to desperately suppress her emotions to avoid discovery by those present...

After introductions, Stella Jennings seated Jason beside her and called the waitstaff to serve the food.

During the conversation, Laura discerned the company’s high regard for Counselor Xavier and couldn’t help but marvel inwardly: Counselor Xavier is truly impressive! To excel so outstandingly in his field is remarkable!

If only she could be as accomplished as him...

She was lost in thought when suddenly called upon, "Laura, Counselor Xavier is your high school classmate. Your goal tonight is to take care of him, why are you daydreaming?"

Stella Jennings said with a smile, seemingly trying to matchmake them.

Laura’s grip on her chopsticks stiffened slightly, and she turned to Jonah, who seemed to understand her discomfort and smiled, "Team Leader Jennings, you spoke incorrectly. Since ancient times, it’s a man’s duty to care for a woman. I’m quite casual and don’t pay attention to those things."

Stella laughed, "Then I misspoke. So Counselor Xavier is a gentleman who cherishes beautiful women. I penalize myself with a drink."

Saying this, she picked up the red wine before her and drank it all.

Jason’s expression was indifferent as he suddenly raised his eyes to look at the opposite Jonah Xavier and Laura Quincy. Them sitting together was truly an eyesore!

"Counselor Xavier and Laura Quincy are high school classmates?"

Hearing The Demon King’s magnetic, deep voice, Laura’s heart began to beat chaotically, unsure how to respond when Jonah spoke up, "Yes, we were in the same class for all three years of high school."

With a simple explanation, he revealed their over ten-year acquaintance.

Jason’s dark eyes half-narrowed, "So, Counselor Xavier and Laura Quincy have known each other for over ten years?"

Laura quickly replied, "Yes! After graduating high school, we had little contact until the class president recently gathered us for a ten-year reunion, when I found out Jonah Xavier had become a renowned lawyer."

Jonah elegantly took a sip of tea, saying rather self-deprecatingly, "Back in high school, I was quite unknown, not as good as Laura Quincy in academic performance."

Laura was surprised and looked at him, "Not at all! You were always in the top three in the class!"

Jonah serenely looked at her, "Starting from sophomore year, you almost always ranked first in our class."

Laura’s thoughts gradually drifted back to high school, that first year when her mom passed away in a car accident, she completely became an orphan...

Having been ostracized, she learned within a year what cold societal attitudes meant, understanding that she had to rely on herself at all times.

It was since then that she devoted herself to studying, as if she had turned into someone entirely different...

Stella Jennings cheerfully chimed in, "It seems Counselor Xavier and Translator Quincy still vividly remember high school life! I never imagined Translator Quincy had such great academic performance; you must have had many boys pursuing you back in high school?"

Next to her, Jason’s grip on the teacup gradually tightened, if not for the ceramic, it might have already shattered...

Damn woman! Daring to flirt with another man for so long right in front of him!

Is high school life really worth her reminiscing over like this?

Laura shook her head, "No."

Stella Jennings, doubting, said, "It’s been so long; is there anything you wouldn’t admit?"

Jonah quickly jumped in to smooth things over, "I can attest, back then Laura only focused on her studies, paying no attention to anything else."

Since sophomore year, he had silently started paying attention to Laura. Her determination and seriousness moved him, and he had planned to confess his feelings on Valentine’s Day.

But he unintentionally overheard her conversation with her friend Nina Pierce.

"Laura, you know what? Several boys in our class have asked me to hand you love letters!"

"Nina, I don’t want to date in high school, you know my family situation, I don’t have the mood or time to date."

As she said this, her tone was completely unlike the voice of a 16-year-old girl in her prime...

It was from then on that Jonah Xavier paid more attention to her, and felt even more heartbroken by her strength and endurance.

The girls around him were mostly spoiled and domineering, using their status as heiresses to do whatever they wanted, all living carefree lives like princesses in castles.

But Laura Quincy gave him a completely different feeling, and there were rarely girls who had better grades than him, which made him very unconvinced.

Over time, his attention to her increased more and more, and became more and more unusual...

Laura Quincy gave him a grateful glance; although she wasn’t familiar with Jonah Xavier during high school, his willingness to speak up for her at this moment really moved her...

In the depths of Jason Hawthorne’s eyes, an almost imperceptible hostility flickered, damn woman! How dare she look at another man with those doe eyes right in front of him?!

Is she truly clueless, or just pretending to be?

How could she not see that Jonah Xavier was interested in her?

Stella Jennings of course also noticed the interaction between Laura Quincy and Jonah Xavier and roughly had a hunch, it seems Counselor Xavier’s relationship with Laura Quincy is not just mere classmates...

If these two end up together, then the plans from Jason’s brother’s family would be derailed, wouldn’t that be a clever move that kills two birds with one stone!

Seems like she needs to play matchmaker for these two!

She then smiled and said, "Counselor Xavier and Translator Quincy really have great chemistry! No wonder you’re old classmates of over ten years, you know each other very well!"

Laura Quincy looked up only to catch Jason Hawthorne’s cold and dark gaze, which scared her into quickly lowering her head and taking a sip of red wine to cover up.

She had a premonition that when they got home tonight, The Demon King definitely wouldn’t let her off the hook...

Dinner tonight was indeed... ominous!

The long-silent Director Langley suddenly said, "What’s the fun for Translator Quincy in drinking alone? Here, let me toast the both of you, it’s not easy for old classmates to maintain such a good relationship until now!"

Saying this, he raised his glass, preparing to toast Jonah Xavier and Laura Quincy.

Jonah Xavier happily raised his glass; Laura Quincy, having no choice, accompanied him, during which she didn’t dare to look at Jason Hawthorne, so much so that she drank too hastily and choked.

Jonah Xavier considerately asked, "Are you okay?"

Laura Quincy quickly shook her head, "I’m fine."

Because the atmosphere was really too oppressive, she couldn’t take it anymore, so she got up and said, "I’ll go to the restroom."

With that, she rushed straight to the door...

After she left, the atmosphere in the private room changed again.

Everyone had their own thoughts...

In the restroom.

Laura Quincy looked at herself in the mirror, not sure if it was because of the two glasses of red wine or something else, but her cheeks were red and almost dripping, really...

Laura Quincy turned on the tap, got some cold water and patted it on her cheeks, just wanting to cool the heat on her face as soon as possible.

Then she took a deep breath and was about to go out.

Staying in the restroom for too long definitely wasn’t good; as she stepped out, she was suddenly pulled into a corner, startling her almost enough to scream...

However, upon seeing who it was, she restrained herself.

"You... why are you out here?"

Jason Hawthorne looked at her with a cold expression, "Are you familiar with Jonah Xavier?"

Laura Quincy knew he would misunderstand, "Didn’t I explain? We’re just high school classmates, only recently got back in touch, not really that familiar!"

Jason Hawthorne snorted coldly, "Not very familiar yet acting so intimate?"

His tone was filled with noticeable discontent.

Laura Quincy heard it clearly and suddenly felt a tingling in her scalp, "It’s not like what you think, Counselor Xavier and I are purely classmates."

Jason Hawthorne moved closer to her, his final words carrying a hint of displeasure, "Is that so? Why do I feel he has other intentions towards you."

Laura Quincy was at a loss for words, "You’re overthinking it."

Jason Hawthorne lifted her chin with one hand, "I am? Hmm?"

Laura Quincy pouted, "It really is! I’ve always only seen Counselor Xavier as a classmate, the one who truly has a romantic link with me is clearly you..."

The last sentence was said with a clear sense of grievance.

Jason Hawthorne seemed to catch her subtext, his dark eyes narrowing suddenly, "Then why are you getting all touchy-feely with other men right in front of me?"