His Perfect Ex Returns: The Heiress Walks Away to Her Real Prince-Chapter 171: Weren’t We Supposed Not to Tell Uncle and My Mom?
The grandmother of Samuel Langdon, who is also Amanda Lynch’s mother, watched the young couple across from them and liked them more and more as she looked.
The elderly lady leaned over and said to her youngest daughter, "Lawyer Rhodes and Samuel truly make a great couple. I wonder if Lawyer Rhodes has a boyfriend?"
Amanda laughed and said, "Mom, don’t worry, I’ve already checked. Lawyer Rhodes is single."
Upon hearing this, the old lady grinned widely, "That’s good, that’s good."
Samuel Langdon’s grandfather is eighty-three this year and still quite spry.
The old man, with a vigorous spirit, pushed the menu towards Talia Rhodes and cheerfully said, "Lawyer Rhodes, feel free to order whatever you like."
Talia Rhodes, being a guest, did not refuse and took the menu with grace, smiling as she said, "Then I won’t hold back."
The restaurant was a Chinese one, and Talia noticed that most of the dishes on the menu were Cantonese cuisine.
Talia ordered a few moderately priced dishes that were light and delicious, suitable for both the elderly and children.
After ordering, Talia handed the menu back to the old man, politely saying, "Grandpa, I’ve ordered, now it’s your turn."
The term "Grandpa" brought immense joy to the old man, who looked at Talia as if she were his granddaughter-in-law.
"Oh, good, good," the old man said, taking the menu and smiling widely.
Nathan Grant watched without much change in his expression. Apart from thanking Talia when they first met, he didn’t speak again.
He knew Adrian Jennings.
His company collaborated with The Jennings Group.
He also attended Adrian Jennings’ engagement party last year.
The Jennings family had invited him and Amanda Lynch, but at that time Amanda was on a business trip to Europe and couldn’t attend the engagement party.
So she didn’t know that Talia Rhodes was Adrian Jennings’ fiancée before.
When Nathan Grant first saw Talia Rhodes, he was indeed surprised for a moment.
But he was always good at concealing his emotions and didn’t show it outwardly even if he was surprised.
He could see that The Lynch Family, especially his wife Amanda, wanted to match Samuel Langdon and Talia Rhodes.
However, Talia Rhodes and Adrian Jennings...
Nathan Grant thought he needed to find time after the meal to explain the relationship between Talia Rhodes and Adrian Jennings to Amanda.
The meal was quite pleasant.
Samuel Langdon and Talia Rhodes chatted about the recent challenging cases at their law firm.
After the meal, everyone left the private room with laughter and conversation.
Amanda Lynch threw a meaningful glance at Samuel Langdon.
Samuel got the hint immediately.
He said to Talia Rhodes, "Lawyer Rhodes, shall I give you a ride?"
Talia Rhodes declined, "No need, Lawyer Langdon, I drove here myself and didn’t drink, so it’s fine for me to drive."
Samuel Langdon nodded slightly, "Alright."
The elevator descended to the first floor.
The doors opened, and Talia Rhodes bumped into Ryan Quinn and Yvonne Coleman.
Outside the elevator, the sticky couple immediately separated like they had been electrocuted.
Yvonne Coleman’s face turned beet red, stammering, "Talia, Talia, what, what are you doing here?"
Talia stepped out, nodding.
With a serious expression.
Ryan Quinn gave Samuel Langdon a meaningful glance.
Talia Rhodes pulled Yvonne Coleman aside and turned to Samuel Langdon, saying, "Lawyer Langdon, you can go ahead. I’ll chat with my friend for a bit."
Samuel Langdon: "Alright."
Amanda Lynch smiled, "Then we’ll go ahead, Lawyer Rhodes, let’s make plans next time. Tiana, say goodbye to your sister."
Tiana Grant obediently said in a soft voice to Talia Rhodes, "Goodbye, Sister Talia."
Nathan Grant nodded at Talia Rhodes, considering it a greeting.
The two elders bid farewell to Talia Rhodes.
The old lady said cheerfully, "Talia, next time you have a chance, come visit us at our house."
Talia didn’t want to disappoint the elderly and politely deferred, "Alright, next time for sure."
The old lady took it seriously, grinning widely, "That’s set then, see you next time. We’re leaving now, goodbye."
Talia waved with a smile, "Goodbye."
Once Samuel Langdon and his group had walked away, Talia turned to look at her best friend Yvonne Coleman by her side.
She crossed her arms, eyeing critically, "Tell me, what’s going on with you two?"
Yvonne Coleman swallowed nervously, her face flushed, biting her lip, "Talia, I..."
"Can’t tell, huh?" Talia turned and cast a sharp look at Ryan Quinn, "Ryan, you tell me."
"Come on, Talia, don’t look at me like that." Ryan Quinn rubbed his nose, "Your gaze is really daunting."
Talia said, "This isn’t the place to talk. Let’s find somewhere else."
Ryan awkwardly said, "I was just about to take Yvonne to dinner. I’ve booked a private room upstairs, want to join us?"
"Alright."
Talia joined Yvonne Coleman and Ryan Quinn, stepping back into the elevator.
She felt incredibly conflicted.
She had known Ryan Quinn for a long time.
In her mind, Ryan had always been like a brother.
Later, Ryan’s father married Yvonne Coleman’s mother, making Yvonne Ryan’s sister.
From initially being annoyed to later taking Yvonne everywhere, it was clear to her that they were just a close brother and sister.
She never expected one day they would...
They arrived at the private room.
Talia furrowed her eyebrows.
The private room was a couples’ room.
It was beautifully decorated inside.
A vase on the table held roses, and scattered rose petals lay on the glass table, the candlelight flickering romantically.
Talia sighed and unceremoniously pulled out a chair to sit down, "When did this start?"
She couldn’t be blamed for her bad attitude.
Yvonne and she were closer than real sisters.
She used to regard Ryan as a brother and never thought he would woo her friend!
Talia felt very conflicted.
It was akin to seeing the family’s leafy greens being gobbled up by a pig.
Although Ryan was handsome and came from a good family, there was nothing really objectionable, but Talia’s heart felt strange, very blocked.
Yvonne didn’t dare look Talia in the eye. Her gaze wandered, her head lowered, looking at her toes, muttering, "It... it hasn’t been long."
Talia asked, "How long is ’not long’?"
Yvonne bit her lip, saying, "That time at the bar, I mentioned getting male models for you, and Ryan got jealous, after getting home he just..."
Talia listened as anger rose within her.
She cast a sharp glance at Ryan Quinn, "Did you forcefully coerce her? Compulsive love?"
Ryan Quinn embarrassedly scratched his head, "More or less, but Yvonne has feelings for me too, I wasn’t forcing her!"
Talia looked at Yvonne, "Hmm?"
"That’s what happened." Yvonne’s voice was as soft as a mosquito.
Talia rubbed her temples, feeling a headache, "How did you both end up like this? Aren’t you afraid Uncle and Aunt will find out?"
Ryan’s expression turned serious, "They don’t know yet. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility."
"You’ll take responsibility?" Talia was both angry and anxious, "You know that rumors can ruin lives, don’t you? How can you take responsibility for that? How will others talk, saying Yvonne is not self-disciplined and seduced her own brother..."
At this point, Talia couldn’t continue.
The gossip people would spread was far nastier than these words.
She didn’t want to see her best friend fall into a situation where everyone despised her.
Ryan lowered his eyes, a hint of pain flashing through them, "I know, I’ll find a time to talk to my dad and aunt."
"Ryan?" Yvonne looked up at him in disbelief, "Didn’t we agree not to tell Uncle and my mom?"
