The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 125

"Alright," Daniel responded, his tone somewhat noncommittal, which prompted Jessica to give him a light tap with her cup.

"What's with that attitude? Do you still have feelings for her? Are you thinking about rekindling your old flame?"

Caught off guard by her line of questioning, Daniel replied, "There was never any old flame to begin with. That's just impossible."

"So, you want to have an old flame with her, huh? I'll knock some sense into you!"

After lightly hitting Daniel a couple more times to punctuate her point, Jessica, still irritated, laid out her plans for the afternoon.

"We have a meeting at the company later. You'll drive me there, and then you have to stay in the office. You're not allowed to go anywhere else!"

"You're restricting my freedom?"

"Do you have a problem with that?"

"Didn’t we agree that I don't need to stay at the company all the time?"

"No, we did not."

Daniel remained silent at her firm response.

At eight in the evening, Daniel accompanied Jessica to King's. Brittany had already arrived much earlier. Once inside the Unusual Stones Exhibition venue, Jessica began networking with other business leaders, leaving Daniel to his own devices.

Hungry from skipping dinner, Daniel headed to the buffet area. He grabbed a plate and helped himself to a large lobster and a crab, breaking into the lobster with gusto.

Brittany approached, her high heels clicking on the floor.