Amanda can’t outspeak him, she could only leave a statement coldly. "Please remember our agreement, finish what you want to say, and never appear in front of me again."
Stanford looked down to conceal his gloomy look. He agreed very softly. "Let's go."
Amanda didn't respond, but followed him.
Stanford walked into a restaurant. Amanda didn't have too many expressions on her face, and she looked very indifferent.
Joan had just finished meeting a friend and he saw them after the gathering was over.
However, at this time, Stanford also saw him, and they stopped at the same time.
Amanda looked slightly surprised. As she just wanted to say hello to Joan, Joan spoke. He was talking to Stanford, "I didn't expect you’ll come here so soon."
Then he pulled Amanda to his side.
Amanda quickly reacted, she took Joan's arm, looked up and smiled. She spoke very intimately, as if she knew why Joan was there. "So this is the hotel you mentioned about eating with friends?"
She was only guessing. She acted purposefully just to let Stanford know she was close to Joan.
However, the fact was that Joan was only there to see his friends. Since he knew Amanda was acting at the moment, he said, "Yeah, it's already over."
"Mr. James is inviting me to a dinner, why don’t you come along too?" Amanda looked at him and said.
Joan immediately nodded knowingly and looked at Stanford. "It seems that Mr. James still doesn't want to give up on my girlfriend."
Stanford's eyes moved away from Amanda's hands which were holding Joan’s arm and he met Joan‘s eyes. He didn't believe that Joan was Amanda's boyfriend, even if they both said so.
Without saying anything, he walked into a private room. After taking a seat, he asked the waiter to give Joan the menu. "Mr. Morton, you are a guest who comes from a long way. You can order the dishes."
In Thailand, Stanford had basically understood Joan‘s personal background. He used to be afraid because Joan was brilliant, but he believed Amanda more. Even if she hated him, she would not fall in love with others so quickly.
Joan took the menu handed over by the waiter. He spoke the local language very well, but he didn't know much about the language’s writing system. Moreover, there was no picture on the menu. He couldn't tell what dishes were on the menu.
He frowned slightly. Amanda leaned over and whispered, "I'll help you."
"Just these two, the signature dishes here, which can't be eaten in other restaurants."
Joan nodded. Amanda ordered some more authentic local food. Knowing that Joan was a Thai, she wanted to let him try local food when he came to her country. "These are some more famous dishes. Try having a taste on them later, if you like them, we'll come back next time."
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