Chapter 423 - Dull conversation

After changing into casual house clothes, J walked out of their bedroom to check on Beauty and Beast at the backyard. Walking out of the house she saw Arthur looking on his phone. He seemed to be in deep thought that he didn't notice J approached him.

J looked around and wonders where the other three men could be.

She pulled out a black rattan chair in front of Arthur. The screeching sound of the chair made Arthur startled. Only then he noticed J sitting in front of him. He watched as she lazily leaned her head on her arms that were rested on the table separating the two of them. Her head is tilted on the side to watch the dogs playing with the hanging doggie bungee rope.

"The Ivanov's called for emergency shareholders meeting tomorrow." Arthur heard her speak. "And he wants me to go with him and Lance."

Aside from Jacob, J would only initiate a conversation with Arthur because she knows that Arthur would never talk about random things that do not concern her. Except from these two men, Lance and Lily, J would never initiate a casual conversation with another person that does not concern her.

"It was just high time that you do something for him," Arthur said casually.

J knew what he means. Without any words, she understands. Ever since she and Jacob met, Jacob did anything and everything for her. And she realized that she hasn't done anything in return.

The Ivanov's were causing a ruckus at the CLP Group of Hospital because of what Jacob did to Stella and JK. Jacob terminated Stella and made her lost her license while he exposed JK's drug addiction that caused him to be banned from racing and be sent to a rehabilitation center. All this happened because Stella and JK keep on harming J. Jacob was just protecting her.

"I already said I'll go," J replied.

"Do you need my presence?"

J smiled. "No need. It is going to be purely business. Lance will be there. And Jacob will be there as well to protect me."

"Okay then. I'll be gone for two days." Arthur said averting his gaze to the golden retrievers.

J raised her head to look at Arthur. But she didn't ask anything. "Okay."

"After your meeting, you should stay at home for two days and avoid going into public places. I leave you with Daniel, Felix, and Stefan."

J nodded her head. He sounds like a strict older brother to her.

"You know…" J paused for a while. "You should've cleared our relationship to her. It might cause some misunderstandings."

Arthur stared at J who is now lazily leaning on the chair. "I already talked to my sister about that."

J scoffed. "I am not talking about her." She said as she stared back at Arthur.

Arthur narrowed his eyes at J as if reading her thoughts. J didn't falter and did the same. He already has an idea of what she is talking about but he wanted to make sure that they were thinking of the same person.

He lowered his head and smiled. "Is there anything I can hide from you?"

J smiled back. "Actually there's nothing."

Then the two of them became silent again. If anyone would see the two of them talking, they would think how boring they were. Over time, J finally learned how to read Arthur.

"She's pretty," J said while sipping a freshly squeezed orange juice that Lulu brought her a couple of minutes ago.

Arthur didn't reply. Their words were vague but it seems like they could understand each other through silence.

"Felix found out about his wife's promotion." Arthur decided to change the topic after a couple of minutes of silence.

"He did?" J was not surprised.