Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 723 - 457: Finally Meeting My Online Date of Two Years, So Excited_2

Putting down the food box, Nora Scott hooked a chair with her foot, sat down, and raised her eyebrows at him, "I didn’t argue, you seem quite disappointed?"

Humphrey Jennings nodded slightly, "It’s okay."

"Tsk."

Nora Scott rolled her eyes at him.

She said, "I know you guys don’t like him, but keep your opinions to yourselves, don’t show it in front of me."

After a moment of silence, Humphrey Jennings suddenly spoke, "That pretty boy..."

Nora Scott glared at him.

Humphrey Jennings changed his tune, "Forget it. What do you want to ask?"

Taking out the dishes from the food box and placing them on the desk one by one, Nora Scott looked up at him, her tone very calm, as if carelessly asking, "Did you go to Lanel a few days ago?"

As soon as she spoke, Humphrey Jennings knew her intention.

After talking with Nora last time, Humphrey Jennings made a trip to Lanel—with the mindset of searching through the city to find the person responsible. Nora had worked with him for many years and naturally understood him, already guessing what he would do. However, without making this trip, his anger wouldn’t have subsided, so Nora didn’t stop him midway, pretending not to know.

He gave a faint "Hmm" in response.

Then he said, "Rest assured, I didn’t find the person."

Their rule was always simple: bloodshed might be acceptable, but not taking lives.

Nora Scott cherished freedom, and nothing restricts one’s freedom more than carrying a life debt.

A life debt is burdensome, and unless you completely abandon your conscience, you have to repay it for the rest of your life.

Nora didn’t speak, but it was quite apparent that she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Knock knock knock."

The classroom door was suddenly knocked upon.

The two looked up to see Pedro Langley, Katherine Collins, Henry Chapman, Rosie Sullivan, and Benjamin Durant all standing at the door with strange expressions, as if they had caught someone in the act.

"Gathering just to have a meal?"

Taking out her chopsticks, Nora glanced at them with a bit of confusion.

Katherine Collins coughed lightly and raised the food box in her hand, saying, "Nora, we came to have lunch with you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Pedro Langley stepped in, locked eyes with Humphrey Jennings, and immediately looked away. In Pedro Langley’s hand were two meals in familiar thermos containers—likely made by Butler Loxley.

Nora had only just joined the crew when Butler Loxley returned, and Jack Carter was nowhere to be found. Nora always wanted to taste Butler Loxley’s cooking but never had the chance; the only thing she could do was ask Butler Loxley to teach Marcus Shaw a few fighting moves.

"Did Butler Loxley make these?"

Nora asked with a hint of surprise, which instantly lifted Pedro Langley’s mood from the depths of despair.

"Yes."

Pedro Langley nodded slightly, stepping forward to place the thermos on the table in front of Nora.

As soon as he returned, he had Butler Loxley prepare a heap of foods in advance because Nora had casually mentioned wanting to eat what Butler Loxley cooked. Just as he made the special trip over here with the excuse of seeing Katherine Collins and spent a few minutes with her, Nora walked away with another man right in front of him, which infuriated him...

"Let’s eat together then."

With a straightforward wave, Nora beckoned Benjamin Durant to come in and move some tables, pushing them together to form a large "dining table" covered with a variety of foods, both meat and vegetable, chicken, duck, fish; everything was mouth-watering.

Pedro Langley was unhappy that Nora didn’t abandon Humphrey Jennings’s dinner in favor of Butler Loxley’s cooking.

Humphrey Jennings was unhappy that Pedro Langley brought a whole batch of food to irritate him.

The two barely ate.

But the others ate with great relish; the girls threw their "dieting" worries out the window, finishing the large amount of rice prepared beyond their needs.

Tofu pudding was the dessert, and Nora, Katherine Collins, and Rosie Sullivan gathered together, suddenly discussing the issue of sweet versus savory tofu pudding. Their conversation went from a simple flavor preference debate to a geographical discussion and deeper into historical context, speaking enthusiastically.

Standing outside the classroom smoking, Humphrey Jennings glanced inside from time to time, seeing Nora getting along harmoniously with the other two girls; his eyes contained a hint of surprise.

"Surprised?"

Benjamin Durant, who humbled himself to clean up the tables, suddenly approached Humphrey Jennings.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Humphrey Jennings raised an eyebrow, giving Benjamin Durant a sidelong glance.

"The first time I saw it, I was so shocked my eyeballs almost popped out." Benjamin Durant clicked his tongue, leaning against the wall beside Humphrey Jennings, lamenting, "I can’t believe our Heavenly Immortal has such a ’like a normal girl’ side."

Taking a drag from his cigarette, Humphrey Jennings pondered for a moment, then suddenly nodded, "It’s rather nice."