Chapter 49 A Blow to the Man Following Behind
Benjamin quipped but readily agreed.
"I know you are the best." Eloise took Daniel's hand again, signaling him to smooth things over with Benjamin. She always felt that they were not getting along, but she did not know why.
Daniel was to be the son-in-law of the Clark family. The Clark Group was several times larger than the Campbell Group. And the Campbell family could not be compared with the Clark family in terms of contacts.
Madelyn was not really much of a reason for him to fall out with Benjamin.
He said politely, "Benjamin, thank you."
A slight smile broke on Benjamin's lips.
He picked up the magazine again and flipped through it casually. His attitude was apathetic anyhow, and Eloise's pouting didn't help.
At 4:30 p.m., Benjamin got up from the sofa.
"I have work to do. I'm going back."
Brianna and Alexander finally got a chance to see their son and naturally had to keep him for dinner.
"Maybe another time! I really have something to take care of." Benjamin stroked Eloise's head.
As soon as Benjamin left, Daniel said he wouldn't stay for dinner.
Eloise, fearing that he would be embarrassed, took the initiative to find an excuse for him and sent him to the car, saying lovingly, "I hope you don't mind. My brother has always been this way! He never warms up to anyone."
Daniel snorted out a laugh.
What was Madelyn if he couldn't warm up to anyone?
He got into the car without saying anything and followed Benjamin's car at a very great distance.
With his hands on the steering wheel, Benjamin looked in the rearview mirror.
He saw Daniel's car.
He smiled, with no intention to ditch Daniel, and drove unhurriedly to make sure Daniel could keep up.
Half an hour later, he picked up Madelyn.
Madelyn must have met Samuel. When she got into the car, her eyes were conspicuously red...
Benjamin was not very attentive, especially to women. But now he asked gently, "Why are you crying like that after you've seen him? Do your eyes hurt?"
The traffic moved so slowly that it took them half an hour to get near the apartment.
Benjamin pulled over to the side of the road.
He unbuckled his seatbelt, tilt his head sideways, and said to Madelyn, "There's a home store across the street. You can go over and buy whatever you want. I'm going to the pharmacy there to get some medicine."
As he spoke, he took out a platinum card from his wallet and told Madelyn the password.
"Pay domestic costs with this card."
Madelyn didn't refuse after a moment's hesitation. She got out of the car and walked into the home store. She didn't know the occupants of the building where Benjamin lived often shopped there. She would run into the neighbors if she went shopping here more often.
Benjamin finished half of his cigarette and opened the door.
He walked to the other side of the pharmacy and took two small square boxes directly from the counter.
They were labeled L size.
He took them in his hand, naturally pulled two $20 bills out of his wallet, and handed them to the cashier.
The cashier, a woman in her early 40s, looked up, and her eyes were stuck. When she swiped his card, she felt romantic emotions and positively gagged for Benjamin using the two boxes of this on her...
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