Chapter 73


    As soon as we entered the vi, I noticed a middle-aged woman dressed in fine and fashionable


    clothes as she stood by the entrance, weing us. With a smile on her face, she looked at Hendrix


    and greeted, "Mr. Roberts, long time no see."


    Seeing that I was next to Hendrix, the woman smiled faintly before her gaze returned to Hendrix. "This


    must be Mrs. Roberts, right?"


    Hendrix nodded as he shook her hands and greeted her, "Hello, Madam Lawson. Sorry to keep you


    waiting."


    Madam Lawson? Taking another look at this woman, a realization suddenly struck my mind. Wasn''t she


    Sawyer''s mother, Valerie Lawson?


    Why did Hendrix bring me here for dinner out of the blue?


    After a brief introduction, Valerie led Hendrix and me into the vi. We followed her into the dining room


    on the first floor. There were already a few people seated at the table, and they seemed to be middle-


    aged men with their wives.


    After asking everyone to settle down, Valerie ordered the butlers to serve the dishes. Then, she uttered


    with a smile, "Thank you very much foring tonight, everyone. I know all of you are usually busy


    and seldom have the time to gather together. It''s a rare asion today, so don''t be shy, make


    yourselves at home."


    "Valerie, don''t be in a hurry to make a statement. You haven''t introduced the young man who has just


    entered." A middle-aged man chuckled as he piped up. He was slightly plump and looked dignified


    when heughed.


    Hearing this, Valerie smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry, Arnold? This is Mr. Roberts, whom


    I''ve always mentioned to you. He''s young and promising. The one next to him is his wife, Mrs.


    Roberts."


    After that was an introduction session, where I listened attentively and then realized that the people


    present were either some chairmen or directors. Basically, they were all prominent figures in business


    and politics.


    Halfway through the meal, Valerie suddenly brought up some interesting events that had happened


    recently in Ucrebury. Whether it was intentional, she mentioned the case regarding the


    methamphetamine, saying that it had been decades since itst appeared in the market and that she


    couldn''t find any of it for medicinal purposes.


    At this moment, Arnold rk, the police station''s director, spoke, "It just so happens I looked into a


    case yesterday and found that someone had recently smuggled that drug. One or two grams of it


    should be enough to use as medicine."


    Valerie quickly shook her head and replied, "That won''t do. Arnold, you might not know this but I have


    inquired Mrs. Roberts about it two days ago. She was so concerned about this that she went to her


    friend for help in search of it. Who knew that things would turn out so badly. Her friend is even still


    detained at the police station as of now!"


    I was dazed for about two seconds before I realized that Valerie was referring to me.


    For a moment, I was confused as I wondered to myself, "When have I ever met Valerie? Have I ever


    been so close to her before?"


    I took a quick nce at Hendrix and saw that he was looking at Arnold indifferently.


    They were all elites who had been through hell, and Arnold instantly understood what Valerie meant


    behind her words. His experienced eyesnded on me and he replied, "I didn''t know that you and


    Madam Lawson were so closely acquainted. What''s your friend''s name? I''ll go back and check. If there


    really was a misunderstanding, then it''s like a friendly fire. There shouldn''t be such a dispute with one


    of our own."


    I didn''t fumble. I stood up, lifted the ss of orange juice in front of me, and said while smiling sweetly,


    "Thank you, Mr. rk. Her name is Monique Caulfield and she is the same age as me. As I am


    pregnant, I will drink a ss of orange juice to rece wine as a toast to you. Thank you so much, Mr.


    rk."


    A grin formed on Arnold''s face. He gazed at both Valerie and Hendrix gleefully andmented, "What


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    a lovely girl. Come, I''ll have a toast with you."


    And so, the issue regarding Monique was pretty much solved.


    After drinking and chatting, they became familiar with each other.


    Arnold and Valerie seemed to have drunk a little too much, and they started to talk about the events of


    the past.