Molly and Jessica did not go over to get drinks, but someone brought them over.
"I've been looking for you for a long time. So you two are here."
Carl walked towards Jessica and Molly with two cups of packed drinks in his hands.
Jessica's hand paused as she flipped through the script. She looked up at Carl, closed the script,
picked up her chopsticks and finished her lunch. Then she put away the lunch box.
"These are for you." Carl placed the drinks on the small table in front of Jessica.
She glanced at the logo on the bag. She stayed in Studio City all year round. She was familiar with all
the restaurants nearby and immediately recognized which restaurant the drinks were from.
She raised her head and looked at Carl indifferently. "Thank you, Mr. Carl."
It was early spring, but it was still cold; but Carl wore very few clothes, and he looked much thinner.
Jessica frowned slightly and opened the script again. "Mr. Carl, if there's nothing else you want to talk
about, I will go back to reading the script."
She lowered her head. Carl could only see her head. Even though he couldn't see her expression, he
could imagine how gloomy her expression was now.
After two seconds, Carl said, "Let's dine together after work."
Before Jessica could respond, Molly cut in, "Not interested."
She was still holding a grudge. She still remembered what happened over the past few days.
Carl turned to Molly and said, "You are invited too."
"I'm not going!" Molly snorted and raised her chin to express her dissatisfaction.
Carl was the most popular amongst his peers in the Jones family.
When they were young, the other children all liked to play with him, and when they grew up, he had
helped all of them more or less.
Molly had stayed in Carl's home for a few years when she was a child. Compared to his siblings, she
was closer to Carl and was willful in front of him.
Carl didn't say anything. He just stared at her. His expression was as usual, but it made Molly feel
stressful.
She swallowed and whispered to Jessica, "Jessica..."
"Okay. Send Molly the time and the location. I'll go with her after I finish my work," Jessica agreed
straightforwardly.
Carl seemed to have expected Jessica to agree, and there was no surprise in his expression. After
looking at Jessica, he said, "Then I'm leaving."
"Goodbye."
As Jessica spoke, she lowered her head again, as if she didn't want to look at Carl.
Carl loosened his tie and left silently.
"Jessica, why did you agree to go?" Molly was puzzled that Jessica agreed to have dinner with Carl
just like that.
Jessica explained, "Although I responded to his apology online, there were still someone saying that I
was forced by the company to show compromising and cooperating."
"I see." Molly seemed to have been enlightened.
"Now I understand. You promised to eat with my cousin for the media. Then they will believe that there
really isn't a grudge between you two, right?"
Jessica did not say anything. Molly took that as acquiescence.
"Although I think this matter seems reasonable, I still feel aggrieved. Why could Sivan cause the
trouble, but we have to cooperate to deal with the aftermath. That woman is shameless..."
Molly muttered to herself for a while.
Only when the work was about to start did Jessica say, "I guess Sivan will also be there for dinner
tonight. You can complain as much as you want now, but endure it during the dinner."
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