Chloe suddenly realized it didn't seem to be a proper time to treat them. It was awkward enough for Sophia and Drake to have dinner together, and what would happen later was unpredictable.
Now even Noah would join them. Chloe suddenly had a bad hunch.
"Shall we gather another day?" she whispered to Sophia.
Suddenly, Drake appeared from nowhere and squeezed in. "Why not today? Isn't it a good day today?"
As he spoke, he sat next to Sophia consciously.
Noah didn't want to show weakness, so he sat on the other side of Sophia. "I agree. Chloe, please forgive my rudeness. I saw you guys in the corridor earlier, so I wanted to join you."
Chloe couldn't refuse him at all. After all, Noah was a childhood playmate for her, Sophia, and Helena. "It's alright. Bailey, this is Noah Greenspan, my childhood playmate."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Greenspan."
Noah looked like Chloe's best male friend, which upset Bailey.
Besides, he knew Noah was Drake's rival in love, so Bailey looked cold.
Chloe felt slightly embarrassed but had to continue the introduction, "Noah, this is my boyfriend, Bailey Duncan."
"Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Duncan," Noah replied indifferently.
Noah and Drake were love rivals. Bailey was Drake's buddy. Because of the complicated connections, Noah and Bailey were unlikely to be close friends.
Bard and Edwin tried to squeeze Noah and Drake away, so they could guard Sophia on either side. However, under Drake's deadly gaze, they gave up.
They could only let Sophia take care of her own business.
Sophia, however, utterly ignored them and behaved gracefully.
Since Chloe and Bailey organized the gathering, they wanted to enliven the atmosphere. "Here are the menus. Order whatever you like. Help yourselves."
"Fish!" Drake and Noah uttered in unison and exchanged a glance.
Chloe felt the awkwardness and put on a wry smile. "Right. Sophia loves eating fish. Let's order one."
Her words made the atmosphere more embarrassing.
Sophia replied, "I don't want to have fish tonight. What about beef?"
"Right. Beef."
Chloe prompted others to order. Helena answered, "Why don't you and Bailey order? We don't have any taboos and can eat anything."
Nodding, Chloe and Bailey studied the menus.
The waitress stood next to Sophia when the dishes were served. Noah reached out, but Drake dragged her into his arms fast.
Others gaped at them, feeling Drake was indeed protective.
Sophia was about to sit up, but Drake pressed her to his chest. "The food might be splashed on your clothes. Stay in my arms."
Noah could only watch without doing anything. After all, if he snatched Sophia, the dishes might be splashed on her.
After finishing serving the food, the waitress remarked with a smile, "Ma'am, your boyfriend is so nice to you."
"They are not lovers," Noah immediately retorted.
However, the waitress had left the box and closed the door, ignoring him utterly.
Drake darted a glance at Noah triumphantly as if implying it was unnecessary for Noah to say those words since nobody would care.
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