Chapter 302


    "He''s not here yet. Sit down first. It''s time for dinner. Let''s order some food."


    Kimberly sat down and looked at the clock. It was half-past six right then. There was still one and a


    half hours to eight o''clock. Was there enough time for her to rush to the banquet?


    Seeing Kimberly behaving in that way, Vera could not help but ask, "Are you in a hurry? Do you


    have any matters you need to attend to?"


    Kimberly told Vera what had happened just then.


    "Why didn''t you tell me? I would''ve let you go if I knew about this. It''s okay for me to be here alone."


    "There''s no point talking about it anymore. I''m here now."


    "How could there be no point for us to discuss it? Why don''t you change into the gown and go to the


    banquet now? It would be bad if this affects your rtionship with him."


    "It''s okay. I''ve told him that I''ll be thereter. The banquet will start at eight o''clock. I''ll have dinner


    here until seven o''clock. There''s still enough time for me to rush over."


    Hearing that, Vera was relieved. She said, "Alright, let''s order first. Vice President Yardley said that


    he will arrive in ten minutes. He asked us to order whatever we want."


    "Okay," Kimberly nodded and ordered a few dishes. She was not in the mood at all. She was


    dwelling on her thoughts about Maddox right then and didn''t care about anything else at the


    moment.


    She could not forget what Maddox had told her before she left.


    Ten minutester, Benedict came. He looked like he had dressed up for the asion. He was


    wearing a white suit with a bow tie, and he attracted the attention of many women as soon as he


    entered the restaurant.


    Kimberly and Vera heard the discussion of the women from the next table.


    "Who is this man? He''s so handsome."


    "Stop looking at him. There''s no doubt that such a perfect man is already in a rtionship. He will


    not be in a rtionship with you no matter how long you stare at him."


    "Hey, which one of those two women is his girlfriend?"


    "It should be the one who looks younger. She looks a little younger and more beautiful."


    "Nonsense! It must be the one in the blue dress. Her temperament fits the man''s temperament very


    well. They''re a perfect match."


    Kimberly was speechless.


    She disliked people gossiping and she really wanted to interrupt them to tell them that neither she


    nor Vera were Benedict''s girlfriends.


    Vera whispered, "Do those people have any decency? We can hear them talking." Benedict must


    have heard them as well since even Kimberly and Vera could hear them.


    Benedict was sitting opposite them. He nced at Vera''s face and then fixed his gaze on Kimberly''s


    face, saying, "Sorry I''mte. There''s a traffic jam along the way."


    "It''s okay," Vera waved her hand quickly and said with a smile whereas Kimberly remained


    indifferent.


    Those people at the neighboring table began to talk again.


    "Look, that young woman is waving to him. I told you she is his girlfriend."


    "Are you an idiot? The man is obviously looking at the young woman in the blue dress. Also, there''s


    no need for a couple to wave their hands to each other. It only matters that they arefortable


    enough with each other."


    Kimberly could only pretend that she didn''t hear it. She couldn''t control what others wanted to say.


    The three of them remained silent for a while. All of a sudden, Kimberly asked, "Benedict, how is it?


    Did you manage to get some information?"


    Benedict looked at Kimberly gently and said softly, "It''s dinner time now. Let''s talk about this after


    dinner."


    "But..." Kimberly was a little anxious. Vera nudged her from under the table as soon as she was


    about to say something. She looked at Vera and realized that she was too anxious. Benedict was


    there to help her. He didn''t owe her anything. Therefore, it''d be better for her to wait a little longer to


    ask about it. After all, Benedict rushed over in a traffic jam. He must not have eaten anything yet.


    It was better to finish dinner with him first.


    Kimberly did not say anything. She ate dinner with them quietly. Those people at the neighbouring


    table next to them would gossip about them asionally.


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    All of a sudden, Benedict ced a piece of meat into Kimberly''s bowl. Kimberly was stunned. An


    exmation came from the neighboring table before she could react, "I told you that I didn''t guess


    wrongly. That guy got some food for the young woman in the blue dress. They''re indeed a couple."


    The other person said discontentedly, "How does this prove that they''re a couple? Perhaps this is


    just hospitality."


    "You''re good at arguing!"


    Looking at the meat in front of her, Kimberly felt that Benedict seemed to have done this on purpose


    to let them know who his girlfriend was because he could hear the conversation at the neighboring


    table clearly as well.


    Although Kimberly knew that she was going too far, she couldn''t help but think that... Benedict did it


    on purpose to let others misunderstand the situation.


    Kimberly did not eat the meat given by Benedict at all.


    Benedict didn''t feel embarrassed. He remained calm. Kimberly ignored what those people at the


    neighboring table were gossiping about.


    Vera looked at the time and became anxious. She took the initiative to ask, "Vice President Yardley,


    how''s it going with the matter that I asked you to investigate?"


    Benedict raised his hand to look at the time. Then, he looked at Kimberly. Kimberly seemed to be


    very anxious from the time he came in until then.


    He could roughly guess the reason.


    Thinking of that, Benedict smiled and said softly, "Don''t worry. I''ve gathered the information. I asked


    my secretary to organize it for me before I came. So, you may have to wait for a while. What''s up?


    Do you have anything else to do tonight?"


    Hearing that, Vera''s facial expression changed. She looked at Kimberly helplessly. She spoke


    before Kimberly could say anything else, "Nothing. However, it''s not early now. We don''t want to


    keep you sote."


    "It''s okay. I''m off work. I''m free tonight," Benedict said. Then, he suddenly thought of something and


    said, "I''ll send you backter if it''s toote."


    Vera said, "Kimberly''s house is quite far away from here. Can you tell us first about the


    information?"


    "This is a veryplicated matter. It''s quite hard to verbalize it. Anyway... let''s just wait until my


    secretary is here."


    "Why don''t we let Kimberly leave first and I''ll wait here for the secretary?"


    Benedict understood what was going on when he heard that. He looked at Kimberly and asked, "Do


    you have anything else to do tonight?"


    Kimberly did not deny it anymore since Benedict had asked her directly. She nodded and said, "Yea,


    I have something to do at 8 o''clock... I''m sorry."


    "Eight o''clock?" Benedict repeated her words. All of a sudden, he thought of something and asked,


    "Are you going to the banquet?"


    Kimberly was a little surprised. She asked, "Do you know about the banquet as well?"


    "It''s such a coincidence, I am invited to that banquet too. I would have forgotten about it if you didn''t


    tell


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    me...


    "Wow! Then both of you can go over together!"


    Vera said excitedly. She was not afraid of dying Kimberly anymore because Benedict would need


    to go to the banquet as well.