Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
Chapter 2391

Chapter 2391

Ava and Tom looked at each other. Ava seemed to understand that he was trying to get her a way out of this situation.

She nodded and wanted to reject Neil, but she heard Neil say regretfully, "Really? You have an appointment with a friend, Ava? That's a pity. Today is your mother's birthday. Our family has finally reunited. I think your mother also hopes that we can sit down and have dinner together again."

Upon hearing these words, Ava's words of rejection were stuck in her throat. She was unable to speak for a while.

"Ava, if you can..." Neil sounded to be pleading with her, but in the middle of the sentence, he suddenly smiled with ease. "Since you have a prior appointment, it's better not to miss it. It's fine for your mother and me to spend it together."

"You can bring me along too if you don't mind." Tom smiled. It seemed as if he was joking.

Neil warmly invited, "If you don't mind, we can add an extra seat for you, Mr. Lowe."

Tom smiled when he heard that. "Let's go, then. My car is parked on the side of the road."

"You don't need to drive. It's just that apartment behind, so it's only a few minutes walk. Rae bought the ingredients for the meal, and I happen to have something to talk to you about, Mr. Lowe. Let's talk while we eat."

After Neil finished speaking, he smiled lovingly at Ava. "Ava, do you want to ask if your friend is here? I'll leave when you meet your friend." Neil seemed worried.

Ava suddenly felt uncomfortable when she looked at Neil's amiable smile.

Although she had said a lot of decisive words, she was a little shaken when she heard Neil talking about family.

In a daze, Ava heard a beep on the phone. Daniel had sent another message to her.

Daniel: [Ava, there's a sudden emergency at my house and I have to go back immediately. I can't pick you up right now, I'm sorry.]

Ava's heart sank slightly when she saw the words displayed on the screen.

Even so, she was understanding. She replied to Daniel and asked him to go home quickly to deal with the matter. They still had a lot of time and opportunities to meet. After replying to the text, Ava looked up at Neil. "My friend can't come because of some matters. I have to go back now. I hope you'll have a happy meal anda pleasant chat." After she finished speaking, she turned around decisively for fear that if she slowed down, the indifferent mask on her face would fall.

However, before she could walk far, Tom's voice came from behind her.

"Ava, if your friend isn't coming, it means that your plans have been canceled. In this case, let's go to your mother's birthday party with Mr. Long."

Neil's eyes suddenly glowed when he heard this. " Ava, what do you think?"

She knew that Neil was desperate, and she did have the idea of turning around. It seemed that it was not easy for her to get out of this.

"Alright, let's go together." Tom walked directly in front of Ava, his smiling eyes looking extraordinarily gentle. "Treat this as showing consideration for your boss and eating with him."

Was Tom replaceing a way to let her get out of this difficult situation? She did not want to reject it because it would make her look unreasonable. Hence, she nodded and agreed.

Neil was overjoyed. However, he suppressed his emotions. He was worried that he would scare his daughter away if he was too excited.

Ten minutes later, Ava and the rest arrived at the apartment.

After they rang the doorbell, Raegan came to open the door.

When she saw Tom, she was pretty surprised. She politely invited Tom into the house to have a seat. Suddenly, Neil kept her on tenterhooks.

"Rae, I have an unexpected surprise for you here. Come out and see who it is."