At the corner under the dim lights.
The silhouette under the long windbreaker.
It made Jack frown with doubt.
Familiarity!
Very familiar!
It was not the kind of feeling he could get from just anyone he had met a few times.
“What’s wrong?”
Amber was next to Jack and had sensed his unusualness. She pointed to the most crowded barbecue stall in front of them, “Why don’t we eat here?”
She thought that it was Jack’s thought as well.
Before Jack could speak, Steve smiled and rubbed his hands together, “Sure, it’s been a long time since I last ate barbecue and drank beer at a roadside stall.”
With that, he took a step forward, held Brent with one hand and Jack with the other.
“Shall we have a good drink tonight?”
Upon seeing his father-in-law in high spirits, Jack smiled and nodded too. However, he deliberately chose a table that was quite a distance away from a particular corner.
He was familiar with that woman.
But he didn’t want to meet anyone he knew here.
This trip was already a risk to them, and he didn’t want to have any extra troubles.
Everyone took their seats around the table.
Steve, Mr. Ward and Brent were busy ordering the food and drinks for the night.
Amber, her mother and Daisy were chatting away at the side.
From time to time, people would throw gazes, which had a hint of adoration in them over here.
All because of Amber.
Even if she became much skinner and looked a little pallid because of the miscarriage, but she was still a beauty that could catch anyone’s eyes in the crowd.
However, when their gazes fell on Jack who was in a wheelchair, they looked at him weirdly.
Why would such a stunning beauty be together with a handicapped?
Amber couldn’t care less about all those gazes and just ignored them.
As for Jack, he did not care about it at all. From time to time, he would still look at the woman in the corner with doubt.
Who was that woman?
Soon, the food and beer were served.
Steve and Mr. Ward feasted right away.
Since Brent was just discharged from the hospital, he had to control his food intake and did not dive in like the other two men.
While Jack only toasted without eating or drinking much because of the thoughts running in his mind.
Toasts were exchanged.
Jokes and laughter were heard.
Under the temptation of delicious food and beer and the drinking contest between Steve and Mr. Ward, the atmosphere at the table was harmonious.
While Amber chewed on her food, she put down her chopsticks and picked up two skewers of meat, wanting to pass them to Jack.
When she raised her head to look at Jack, she realized that Jack wasn’t paying attention to their table. His gaze was focused somewhere else.
Amber followed the direction of his gaze and saw a group of men and women exchanging toasts on a table far away in a corner. Nothing seemed to be out of place about them.
“Honey, what are you looking at?”
Amber asked curiously.
Jack was surprised, then instantly looked back and smiled, “No, nothing. I just feel like there are very few night markets like this back at home.”
“You’re right. We have quite a few snacks there, but there’s no such a large night market.”
Amber nodded, then passed the skewers to Jack, “Here, have some.”
Jack nodded and suppressed his complicated thoughts.
He never got the chance to see the woman’s face.
Whatever, he didn’t want to care anymore and just took the skewers from Amber. While he ate, he toasted with Steve and Mr. Ward.
The night market was always bustling with life.
Even if it was late midnight, there were still many people around.
For a big city like South Maine, which was also a popular destination, the locals with the addition of tourists were enough to fill the night markets.
Steve and Mr. Ward were already drunk by now.
Everyone else was pretty much done eating too.
After Jack got Brent to pay for the bills, the group was ready to leave.
At this time, the table of customers that Jack had been looking at the whole night were staggering in his direction. They appeared to be drunk as well.
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