Chapter 298 Catch Up As Family


    After finishing her designs for the fashion week, J didn''t need to work overtime anymore. On


    Monday, she got off work on time and walked home with Laney.


    J eyed the white T-shirt and jeans Laney was wearing and pursed her lips. "How about we go


    shopping? I heard from a colleague that there''s a clothing shop in the mall that''s on sale right now."


    "Why? I have enough clothes already." Laney was a casual girl. She thought that her outfit was fine.


    If she ran into some thugs, it''d be easy for her to deal with them infy clothes.


    After hesitating slightly, J linked her arm in Laney''s arm and smiled. "Let''s buy some dresses.


    My treat. Although you look great, your clothes are too neutral. You should try dressing up some


    more. You have such a beautiful face. Don''t waste it."


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    J''s bright eyes observed Laney''s facial features. Laney was pretty. She had innocent yet sharp


    eyes, which made her look beautiful.


    Laney opened her mouth to say something but couldn''t find the words to protest. In the past, when


    she trained in the organization, she had always been boyish. Now that she thought about it, Laney


    realized that she had never really experienced what normal girls went through— things like


    shopping and dressing up.


    "Fine. Let''s check the store out," Laney relented with a helpless smile.


    But before the two of them could step inside the shopping mall, they were stopped by a man.


    "J Lind?" he asked. The man was well-dressed, and there was a bodyguard standing behind


    him.


    When the man''s eyesnded on J''s face, he smiled inexplicably. J couldn''t help but frown


    subconsciously. The man looked extremely arrogant in her eyes.


    She didn''t even know who he was, but at a nce, she knew she didn''t like him.


    J eyed the well-dressed man warily. "And you are...?"


    Ritchie Lester walked over and introduced himself. "I''m Ethan''s older brother, Ritchie. Would you


    like to have dinner with me so we can catch up, as family?"


    J hesitated. Ethan hadn''t told her much about the Lester family. She only knew that they didn''t


    get along well with him. Otherwise, she knew nothing about them.


    Ritchie was being polite enough, but there was something about the arrogance in his eyes that was


    off-putting to J.


    "I''m sorry, but I have priormitments tonight. I''m going shopping with my friend." J forced a


    smile and refused him politely.


    Ritchie''s eyebrow twitched slightly. Casually tinkering with the ring on his thumb, he said in a low


    voice, "We''re family now. Won''t you make time for me?"


    J lowered her head. She didn''t want to offend him, which would only bring trouble to Ethan.


    Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "Fine."


    "I''ming with you," Laney immediately said, staring at Ritchie on high alert.


    But Ritchie raised his hand to stop her. In his eyes, Laney was just a stupid woman who didn''t know


    her ce. Snorting with disdain, he nced at Laney indifferently and said, "I''m afraid it''s none of


    your business."


    J looked at Laney and shook her head subtly. "You should go back. I''ll see you tomorrow at


    work, Lane."


    Laney looked at Ritchie again hesitantly before finally nodding.


    Nheless, she nned to secretly follow J in case something bad happened to her.