The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 422

Gideon: "You have good taste."

Julian frowned.

"You bought that for him?"

Jocelyn: "Yeah, I figured when he meets you, he should look professional. My taste isn't bad, right?"

Julian looked Gideon up and down.

"It's nothing special."

Jocelyn walked a circle around Gideon.

"Really? I think it looks great."

Julian's voice was flat.

"It doesn't."

Jocelyn laughed. "Alright, I guess our tastes differ."

Gideon's lips twitched before he drawled his words out.

"He's not saying the clothes look bad. He's saying the fact that you bought them for me is bad."

Jocelyn didn't catch his meaning at first.

"Why is that bad?"

Gideon scoffed. "He's jealous."

Huh?

Jocelyn froze.

She immediately scolded him.

"Don't talk nonsense! Do you even know who he is?"

Gideon extended a hand.

"King. I've heard a lot about you. It's an honor to finally meet the man himself."

Julian shook his hand. "Are you that certain I'm King?"

Gideon: "Jocelyn mentioned she'd arrange a meeting with King in a couple of days. Based on the timeline, it made sense you'd be back. Plus, your presence isn't exactly ordinary. It was a solid guess."

Julian: "I'm just here to accompany Jocelyn to grab some things. We'll discuss work details at my office tomorrow."

Gideon: "Understood."

He then turned to ask Jocelyn.

"What do you need to grab? Need help?"

Jocelyn smiled faintly.

"No, just a change of clothes."

Gideon: "What for?"

Jocelyn: "Something came up today, and it's too late to come all the way back. I'll just crash at Mr. Vance's place for the night."

Gideon: "This is your home. You can stay here. There are two bedrooms anyway."

Jocelyn thought about it.

Right, she could absolutely just stay at her own place.

There were two bedrooms.

"My brain is scattered today, I..."

"As expected of King."

Julian opened his mouth to speak.

Jocelyn hurriedly intervened.

"Why do I feel like you two are instantly at odds?"

"We're not."

"We're not."

This time, they spoke in unison.

Julian looked at Jocelyn. "Do you really want to sleep here?"

Jocelyn: "It saves us from running back and forth. Gideon is in the guest room, and my room has been empty."

Surprisingly, Julian didn't push the issue.

"Fine. Lock your door properly. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, and we'll head to the office together."

"Okay."

Julian shot a warning look at Gideon.

Gideon looked as if he had accepted his fate.

"Got it."

With that, Julian left.

Jocelyn was genuinely curious.

How exactly did they communicate? A single glare and Gideon just said 'got it'?