Violet's proposal made Alice stop moving the pencil in her hand. She teased,"Ooh, it seems that someone is gonna treat me to dinner!"
"You are right! But you should know, I am not the person paying the bill tonight, Greg is. Haha, so I don't care," Violet laughed heartily, happiness could easily be felt in her voice.
Alice was also happy for Violet. It seemed that she was in a very good mood today and she didn't want to disappoint her. So, she readily agreed, saying,"Text me the address and I will go there as soon as I finish this design. Don't start eating without me! Wait till I arrive, okay?" Alice pretended to warn her.
"We certainly won't! By the way, Tim will also be with us!" said Violet.
"Tim?" Alice was a little surprised and asked,"Isn't he busy?"
As far Alice could remember, Tim had been a person who was always busy with a variety of leisurely things. It was not easy for him to get away from his tight schedule, to come and have dinner leisurely.
"I don't know. Greg is talking to him. I suppose he is not busy today," Violet replied.
"Okay, fine! Whatever! Remember to send me the address and I am getting about my work now," Alice didn't want to continue the topic to discuss about whether Tim was busy and she didn't think much of it.
"Bye!" Violet hung?up?the?phone and got ready.
At the same time, Greg still on his Bluetooth headset, dialed Tim's number.
"Hey, buddy, do you think it's the right time to call me at this moment?" Tim complained after answering the phone.
"Why not? Am I intervening anything? I thought you did those things at night." Greg retorted, not?to?be?outwitted.
"What if I say yes?" Tim complained outwardly, but in his heart, he felt a little sad. 'Am I really this kind of person like Greg thinks? Why does Greg always view me this way?' he muttered in his heart.
"Aren't you tired? There are only 24 hours in one day. Can't you just take a rest for a few minutes? Or maybe an hour?" Greg quipped Tim.
"Stop! Can't you just think of something normal in your mind? I am making an inspection at the hotel. I am working, okay? Doing business! Don't judge me too quickly!" Tim defended himself, explaining what he was doing.
"That's my good boy!" Greg complimented him and went straight to the point. "Come and have dinner with us tonight! By order of my beautiful wife's so you are expected to be there!"
The moment Greg finished his words, Tim immediately asked,"Will Miss Lu go with you? If she goes, then I will go!" Tim made no secret of his liking Alice.
"Alice? Does she have anything to do with you?" Greg pretended to be confused.
"Nothing presently, but it doesn't mean that it'll be the same in the future. Don't you think?" Tim?grinned wickedly?asking Greg.
Greg seemed to have felt the evil smile on Tim's face after he heard what Tim said. "If you want?to con Alice?into liking you, perhaps you should make a lot more effort than just playing around! Let me remind you, the first thing you should do is to clear away all the women around you! Then work hard to control all the five-star hotels in the city."
"Well, you're hallucinating if you think that is ever gonna happen. Even if I had such an idea, do you think it would be possible? I'm sure that you know that your father-in-law has dozens of five-star hotels under the JC Group. How would it be possible for me?" countered Tim.
"If you capture Alice's heart, perhaps my father-in-law may give you all the five-star hotels for Alice's sake. In that way, you will achieve it, right?" Greg bantered. He knew he was just telling a joke. Even if he was the son-in-law of the Chu family, he wasn't the heir who would take charge of JC Group in the future. After all, he had a mysterious brother-in-law abroad, a big figure that everyone was waiting for.
"Oh, you may be right! How could you be so smart, Greg? Well, I will just have to double my efforts and go after Alice, who is my only goal at present. Haha! I do have to struggle for my five-star hotels!" Tim echoed.
"Fine, forget it! I was joking! I haven't seen my father-in-law yet and how could I know whether he will give you the hotels? Even if he intends to give the hotels away just like that, I'm still way ahead of you and will get them first!" A snicker played Greg's lips.
"You have XS Hospital and you are doomed to serve in the medical field. Don't be half-hearted about it! You should be passionate and committed to your chosen field just like how you treat Violet, right?" Tim lectured Greg. 'How could he steal away the business from me?' he thought.
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