Chapter 178: Chapter 178: He’s Got His Eye on You
The matter is settled, Elder Prescott will step in to help Ashley Shaw hold the responsible party accountable.
Not just for the concussion, but also for the responsibility of the 1.07 million worth brooch.
Claudia Jennings heard about it and didn’t object.
She doesn’t like Ashley Shaw, but compared to the Hayes Family she hasn’t even met, Ashley Shaw is one of her own.
If word got out that her former foster daughter was bullied by an ordinary family’s father and daughter, it would be embarrassing for her.
Moreover, she heard that the brooch destroyed by the other party’s daughter was paid for by Warren Prescott.
The item bought by her son being destroyed, naturally, must be pursued.
As a result, Claudia Jennings became very attentive to this matter.
The result of her attention was that the Hayes Family mother and daughter were detained, while Mrs. Grant, Jade Coleman, was released without responsibility.
Another day passed, and Ashley Shaw was discharged from the hospital.
On the day of discharge, all the people from The Queen’s Bar came.
Claire Xavier’s eyes held a hint of reproach.
"If Ariana hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known you were hospitalized with a concussion. When you asked for leave, you said you wanted two days to rest, I didn’t expect you to be resting in a hospital."
Ashley Shaw rubbed her hands together with a guilty smile: "I’m sorry, Ms. Grant, I didn’t want you to worry about me?"
"Did you know that not telling us would make us even more worried when we suddenly heard about it?"
"I’m sorry, it won’t happen again."
"It better not. If you encounter something and don’t tell me again, you’re not treating us as friends."
Ashley Shaw nodded repeatedly: "It truly won’t happen again. How about this, I invite everyone to a hot pot, okay?"
Claire Xavier glared at her.
"With me, the boss, here, is it up to you, the employee, to do the inviting? Today I’m treating! I’m inviting everyone to Japanese cuisine!"
The crowd immediately cheered.
Ashley Shaw was extremely embarrassed.
"Why don’t I still foot the bill? Everyone came to pick me up from the hospital, it should be my treat."
"What are you talking about? If you sincerely want to thank us, then cook us some crayfish again."
Ashley Shaw’s eyelids flickered suddenly.
Ms. Grant’s words were quite similar to Warren Prescott’s line, "Show some sincerity."
So, Warren Prescott really meant what Ariana guessed at the time, that he wanted her to cook personally?
"Why so silent? You don’t want to make crayfish for us to eat?"
Claire Xavier’s voice came through, and Ashley Shaw snapped back to reality, then shook her head without hesitation: "Of course I do! Just set a date, and I’ll prepare the ingredients in advance."
Crayfish are only available during this season; after a month or two they’ll be smaller.
Besides, soon she should be heading to Aethelgard.
"How about next Sunday?"
"Okay."
"Then next Sunday we’re closed, and we’ll do it at my house. You guys haven’t been to my house yet, right?"
Ashley Shaw immediately thought about her past life.
The Xavier Family, she actually visited twice, but as Mrs. Prescott, to pay New Year calls to the Xavier Family.
Each time, just stayed in the living room for a few minutes, had a cup of tea, and left.
"We have a pool at our house, we’ll hold a crayfish party by the pool!" Claire Xavier got more and more excited as she talked.
Everyone else echoed in surprise.
"I haven’t been to a luxury villa with a pool!"
"Damn, I’m in, I’m in!"
"Ms. Grant, count me in."
Claire Xavier looked at each one: "Don’t worry, none of you can escape."
Ashley Shaw suddenly thought of Cillian Xavier, unsure if he’d let go by now.
However, a few days ago when she went to The Queen’s Bar with Warren Prescott to discuss Leo coming back to the country, Cillian Xavier was there, and the two barely interacted.
That should mean he has let go.
Ashley Shaw sighed a bit in relief, with much of her guilt dissipating.
Previously, she thought liking someone was exhausting, but being liked by someone is also tiring.
Others might not think it, but as far as she was concerned, she discovered she was the type destined for solitude.
Destined to be alone forever.
Doesn’t want to be loved, nor does she want to love others.
Companions aren’t important, having a few friends is enough.
As for Warren Prescott, since he wants sincerity, she’ll show sincerity.
Although she doesn’t want to admit it, her culinary skills were all catered to Warren Prescott’s tastes, she is confident he would love her dishes.
Even though last time when Warren Prescott was hospitalized, he picked and chose, every time he never left any food on the plate, which was enough to show that he liked it.
She was thinking about what to cook for Warren Prescott when the car stopped in front of a Japanese restaurant.
Ashley Shaw isn’t fond of Japanese cuisine, but she didn’t want to spoil everyone’s fun, so she followed with a smile on her face into the Japanese restaurant named "Roppongi."
The interior of the restaurant was elegantly arranged, adopting a completely Japanese style.
The walls were made of raw wooden materials, and the dining tables were set up in the style of tatami.
Ashley Shaw was quite embarrassed when taking off her shoes because she hadn’t changed her socks for two days.
Fortunately, she wasn’t alone in her awkwardness; two boys took off their shoes, and their toes seemed eager to feel the "Roppongi" style, pushing their way out of the holes in their socks.
Everyone laughed, pushing the two boys to sit at the innermost side.
Ashley Shaw ordered two bowls of Japanese ramen for herself and Ariana Grant.
Ariana was now quite conscious, deliberately avoiding raw salmon, and only eating cooked sushi.
Ashley Shaw was about to praise her for "growing up" when a server in a kimono approached, placing the bill on the table.
She was about to pay before Claire Xavier when the server said, "The tab has already been paid by our boss, he says this meal is on him."
"Your boss?"
The server smiled and turned to look in a certain direction.
Everyone instinctively turned where the server indicated and saw a man in a kimono nodding and smiling at them.
The man wore a dark-colored kimono, with silver-white hair neatly groomed into a traditional Japanese hairstyle, with a thin fringe hanging on the forehead, covering half of his thick brows.
Although his styling seemed out of place with their group, his finely chiseled face exuded an elegant air, with features that were exceptionally handsome.
Had he not been right before them, everyone might have thought he was a character in a painting.
"Damn, he’s got some serious handsomeness, like a comic book character!" Ariana Grant said softly.
Ashley Shaw asked curiously, "What’s a comic book character?"
"Ah, Ashley, you’re so out of touch, a comic book character is a man as handsome as a comic book protagonist."
Ashley Shaw made an "oh" sound and then asked Claire Xavier.
"Ms. Grant, is he your friend? From R Country?"
Claire Xavier shook her head bewilderedly: "No, I’ve never met him."
"Oh!" Ashley Shaw teased with a smile, "Then he must have taken a liking to you! Better go thank him, the dishes at our table aren’t cheap, you know!"
She knew Claire Xavier’s romantic history, very aware that Claire Xavier was still caught up in a painful past relationship.
This man seems quite refined and cultured, capable of operating such a large Japanese restaurant, his family must be quite well-off.
If Ms. Grant and he could hit it off, the Xavier Family would likely be pleased.