Christopher was a little surprised. He knew Janice, who was usually such a frugal person, was actually willing to treat guests in such a place. He was sure that the guest must be an important person.

Thinking of this, Christopher called the manager and asked him to reserve the best table.

As soon as Janice walked into the hotel, the manager came up to her and asked, "Are you Miss Gladwell?"

Janice was stunned for a moment and then nodded.

"This way, please." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Janice followed the manager into an opulent private room.

It was magnificent inside.

Janice couldn’t help but feel her legs go soft. She quickly grabbed the manager who was about to exit the room.

"Excuse me... how much does this room cost for a night?"

The manager was stunned for a moment and said truthfully, "This is our most luxurious private room. If you don’t order wine, it will probably be a few thousand to fifteen thousand."

As soon as the manager finished speaking...

Janice’s knees went soft and she almost fell.

The manager reached out to hold her. "Miss Gladwell, are you alright?"

Janice quickly held on. "I’m fine..."

There was no way that she could afford this!

"There’s no way I can afford this! Not even if I sell all my vital organs."

Seeing the confused look in the manager’s eyes, Janice quickly said, "I’m really fine. Well... Thank you. It’s all right here. You can go out now."

Only then did the manager politely turn around and leave.

As soon as the manager left, Janice ran.

However, as soon as she opened the door, she bumped into Daniel Pattinson.

"Miss Gladwell, you’re too polite. You even opened the door to personally welcome us."

Janice saw Daniel and she felt like crying. She was not welcoming him, she was trying to escape.

"President Pattinson, please..."

Janice had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Daniel sat down. Seeing Janice still standing at the door, he was confused. "Why don’t you sit, Miss Gladwell?"

Janice jolted and said, "Oh, well... I’ve been sitting for too long. I need to stand for a while to stretch my muscles."

She was afraid of being exposed by Daniel, so she quickly stretched her limbs.

Daniel found her interesting and did not think much about it.

Janice stood at the door, stretching her limbs while praying that Christopher couldn’t find them.

After all, it was easy for her to slip away alone. It would be harder for them to slip away with Christopher being so conspicuous.

However, it was obvious that her prayer had not been heard. In the next second, she saw Christopher.

Janice couldn’t help but be stunned when she saw Christopher. She quickly rushed out.

"Christopher, you’d better not go in, that..."

Christopher stared at Janice’s nervous expression and realized that she was stressed out with the expenses. He said, "Don’t worry, I know the manager. He’ll give us a discount later."

Janice was stunned. She thought to herself, "Well, I know the boss, not as it matters."

However, it was already too late to stop him. He had already walked in.

Janice had no choice but to follow him in.

Forget it, at worst, she would ask Daniel Pattinson for a favor and let her pay through installments.

Christopher opened the door and entered. When he saw Daniel Pattinson sitting inside, he couldn’t help but be startled.

What was going on?

How could Daniel be Janice’s guest?

Daniel heard the sound of the door being opened, he looked over and saw Christopher walking in. He couldn’t help but be stunned. "How did you know I was here?"

Daniel blurted out.

At this time, Janice also happened to come in. When she saw the two men, she was surprised. "Do you know each other?"

Daniel was about to say something, but Christopher interrupted him.

...

"This is President Pattinson. The nightclub I interviewed for the last time is run by him. I probably saw him when I applied."

"Interview?"

Daniel looked at Christopher with a puzzled expression.

Janice couldn’t help remarking, "That’s such a coincidence. President Pattinson, let me introduce him to you. He is my husband, Christopher Bateman. Christopher, this is President Pattinson. He’s the one who helped my father’s company with its financial difficulties. Later, let’s propose a toast to President Pattinson."

"Of course."

Christopher glanced at Daniel.

The three of them sat down, and the dishes were slowly served.

Janice stood up and poured wine for Daniel, then poured for herself and Christopher. She raised her glass and said, "Let’s propose a toast to President Pattinson. Thank you for your help."

After that, Janice downed her glass of wine.

Christopher was about to remind her that the wine was very strong, but it was too late. Janice had already emptied her glass, and she choked as expected.

Seeing this, Christopher quickly handed her a wet towel to wipe her face.

However, before Janice could reach for it, she fell on the table with a thud.

Christopher frowned. No wonder she called him. It turned out that she couldn’t even

drink one glass of wine. What a lightweight...

He had no choice but to carry Janice over to the sofa. He took off his coat and put it on her. Then, he adjusted the room temperature before returning to his seat.

By this time, Daniel was stunned. This was the woman who said that she wanted to invite him to dinner. But she was down after just one glass of wine.

And Christopher? Was he still the Christopher Bateman he knew?

They had known each other for more than 20 years, but Daniel had never seen him so gentle to any woman.

Daniel even felt that there was something wrong with his eyes and could not help asking, "Chris, what’s going on? You’re not only helping her but also hiding your identity. What’s the meaning?"

Daniel was extremely curious.

Christopher frowned. "She doesn’t know my true identity."

"Then... what’s that about being her husband? Don’t tell me you’re married." Daniel continued to ask.

Christopher nodded. "It’s true."

His answer was very natural as if they were commenting on the weather.

However, Daniel was shocked. After a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Okay, you’re awesome. I’m impressed."

He gave Christopher a big thumbs-up.

Christopher made a shushing gesture. "No one knows about this. You’re the first."

Daniel thought of a lot of words, but there was no suitable one to describe what Christopher was doing. He could only helplessly say, "You... I really have nothing to say."

On the other hand, Christopher had the knowing expression of a wise man. He turned around and glanced at Janice, who was lying behind him. "She’s too delicate. I’m afraid I’ll scare her."

Daniel was speechless.

What made him think she was delicate?

Last time, she poured hot liquid on Wilson Roger’s face in the nightclub. And today, he saw her rushing out of a mad crowd.

So, where did this delicate girl come from?

Daniel felt that he needed to drink some wine to calm down.

However, before he could swallow the wine, Janice suddenly stood up from the sofa. Like a sleepwalker, she pointed in the direction of Daniel with her eyes closed, and said.

"... By the way, I want to ask President Pattinson if there was any reason why you didn’t hire Christopher when he interviewed for the job..."

Her drunken words sounded comically serious.