Novel Square
Chapter 140
Chapter 140
Chapter 140 Inviting Guests for Dinner
The financial crisis of the Conner Group eased somewhat after Thomas and Ryan were arrested.
Alexander is a talent, he has his own theories on management and governance of the company.
So, in the following month, many of the major issues on the surface of the Conner Group were almost
well resolved by him, and the few shareholders who originally wanted to divest also stopped causing
trouble in the company.
The situation within the company had also become much more stable.
As I had thought, Owen was burdened with several cases, and he would have to spend the rest of his
life in prison. As for Ashley, Lucas had given me information, saying that because there was only Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
Owen’s testimony, it was not enough to convict her. They could only leave a case record for her, and
the other police officers couldn’t do anything for the time being.
I had anticipated such an outcome long ago. As for the incident five years ago, the police had also
issued a case-closed notice.
As for Walter and me, perhaps it was because Ashley was being watched by the police, or perhaps for
some other reason, he did not appear before me in the following days.
I was originally waiting for him to sign the divorce agreement, and then go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to
get the divorce certificate. In this way, our marriages would no longer be related.
But I never saw him, and I was always busy working with Alexander to develop new projects for the
Conner Group, so naturally I didn’t have the energy to actively look for him.
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The days passed in a hurry.
River City had truly entered winter.
On the day of the Winter Solstice, my mother and I went to visit my father, telling him about the events
from five years ago, so that he could rest in peace with the knowledge.
After leaving the cemetery, the sky over River City was foggy and the weather was very cold. I took my
mother back to the Conner family, thinking about making some ginger soup to warm up.
Before I even entered the kitchen, Olivia had already called.
It had been some days since we last contacted. I unlocked my phone and before I could even speak, a
sweet voice came from the other end, “Tabatha, are you busy?”
I subconsciously shook my head, then realized she couldn’t see me through the phone, so I said into
the phone, “Not busy, what’s up?”
The little girl over there seemed a bit embarrassed, hesitating for a while before she asked, “Could I
invite you to dinner that night?”
I smiled, originally intending to directly ask her what was going on. But considering I had nothing to do
that evening, I simply said, “Sure, I was actually thinking of inviting you to dinner, it’s been quite some
time since we last met.”
“Great, I’ll send you the address later.” The voice on the other end sounded somewhat excited upon
hearing my agreement.
After hanging up the phone, it was only a matter of seconds before Olivia sent me the address and time
for the meal.
I couldn’t help but find it a bit strange. Although I got to know Olivia because of the Hinton family, and
we usually hang out, occasionally
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meeting up for meals and shopping was a common thing. I had never seen her this happy before, why
was she so cheerful today?
I was doubtful, but I didn’t think much about it.
I put away my phone, realizing it was getting late. I said goodbye to my mother, went back to my room
to change my clothes, and then left the house.
When I parked outside the restaurant and just got out of the car, a voice came to my ears, “You’re quite
fast.”
Turning around, I saw Alexander, which made me pause. “Are you also coming here to eat?” I asked
involuntarily. At this time, he should have just gotten off work. Usually, he would go home to eat after
work, mainly because he seemed to really like the food my mother made. From time to time, he would
even persuade me to join him.
He raised an eyebrow, still toying with the car keys in his hand, and looked at me, “Didn’t Ms. House
tell you?”
I was a bit confused, “Ms. House? Olivia House?”
He looked up, but hadn’t spoken yet.
A sweet voice rang out not far away, “Tabatha, Alexander.”
Alexander?
Alexander?
I raised an eyebrow, were these two already so familiar with each other? But Alexander was calling her
Ms. House, it seemed like they weren’t that close after all!
Olivia jogged over, her eyes twinkling like crescent moons as she looked at me and Alexander, saying,
“Let’s go, I’ve reserved our seats.”
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I paused for a moment, followed her into the restaurant, and couldn’t help but ask, “You also called
him?”
Olivia nodded, her eyes twinkling with laughter, looking very adorable. “Yes, I was so happy on the
phone earlier that I forgot to mention it to you.”
She spoke as she led us into the restaurant. After finding a place to sit, she called over a waiter to
order food.
I was very puzzled, but didn’t rush to ask, waiting until after we had ordered the food.
Olivia looked at me and said, “Tabatha, here’s the thing, I heard from Alexander before that the Conner
Group is looking for investments, is that right?”
I nodded, but looked at Alexander with some confusion. I was surprised, when did he get so close to
Olivia? He even shared all these things with her, could it be that the two of them…
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