The soup incident was quickly forgotten due to Ethan Thompson's comment, which also silenced Susanna Smith's painful cries.
Everyone gradually took their seats around the dining table, and the atmosphere in the restaurant was very nice. The adults' eyes easily fell on the children, and Maxwell's studies naturally became the focus.
Ethan Thompson sat across from Joseph Thompson, maybe because he just found out tonight that she was Bella White's student, maybe because of the box of Parker's ink she gifted him, or maybe because when her foot got scalded she didn't yell and scream—
Anyway, the chairman of Rivera Group, Ethan Thompson, was lucky to be lost in thought tonight. Even when Dominic Summer asked him what kind of alcohol to pair his meal with, he answered absentmindedly with the word 'whatever,' looking deep in thought.
Jaylene knew that Ethan Thompson was watching her, so she immediately returned his gaze with a polite smile.
