Nora became upset and ignored Justin's messages the whole night the other time because Ruth had said that she knew Y.
However, it wasn't really because she was angry. Rather, she had been just been puzzled by the discomfort she had felt when she heard what Ruth said. That was why she hadn't replied to his messages.
Later, when Justin hacked into the special department and personally explained the incident, she had returned to her usual self.
Even though Ruth was deliberately speaking with Justin in front of her at the moment, Nora did not become suspicious of Justin right away.
She felt that since the two of them liked each other, they should trust each other.
Besides, Ruth had always been fond of cheap tricks.
Therefore, Nora merely raised her eyebrows and looked behind her at Justin.
The man had always kept a straight face no matter what he encountered—after all, he had amazing mental resilience. However, Justin raised his brows at this moment, put on a surprised look, and asked, "You are?"
The light in Ruth's eyes dimmed at his response. She replied, "I'm Ruth, Ruth Yale. Have you really forgotten me?"
Justin lowered his gaze. "I don't know you, nor have I even seen you before."
Ruth was so anxious that she stepped forward. She wanted to say more, but Justin instead put his arm around Nora's shoulders as if wanting to claim ownership. He said, "Ms. Yale, I am Nora's fiance. Please conduct yourself with some self-respect."
Nora:
That scumbag!
Half of that surprised look of his was directed at Ruth, but the other half must be directed at her, right?
In addition, the restaurant was clearly owned by the Hunt Corporation. Now that someone had come up to him, even Nora could sense that the hidden bodyguards were about to rush forward. It was obvious that he could have just driven her away in a more direct manner, yet he was hiding behind her instead.
She had no words for this!
Nora rolled her eyes at Justin. Then, she looked at Ruth with her brows raised and a sharp look in her eyes. "Ms. Yale, do you need something from my fiance?"
Ruth looked at them in shock. She looked at Justin, then at her, and finally asked, "He's your fiance?"
Nora didn't pay her any more attention. Instead, she started walking toward the exit with Justin. She said, "If there's nothing Ms. Yale needs, we'll be leaving. After all, we're in a hurry to go home and take care of the kids!"
She took a step forward and paused for a while. After Justin took the initiative to follow after her, she finally strode toward the parking lot in satisfaction.
It was only after the two of them went past Ruth that she finally turned around to go after them. She said, "Mr.
Hunt, have you forgotten? Five years ago..."
Unfortunately, before she could even get close to Justin, Lawrence had already rushed over and stopped Ruth. He said mockingly, "Ms. Yale, right? Your actions seem too low-class! I'd advise you to stay away from Mr. Hunt. Otherwise, we'll have to take action against you!"
Ruth said,"... No, that's not... I really do know Mr. Hunt, I..."
"What else do you want to say?" Lawrence curled his lips disdainfully and scoffed, "Take a look at yourself. Are you even worthy of talking with something with Mr. Hunt?"
Ruth:"!!"
The wealthy were usually very well-mannered, so Ruth hadn't expected that she would be rebuked like this when she went forward to strike up a conversation with Justin.
Seeing everyone around them looking over, Ruth turned as red as a tomato and stamped her foot in anger. She pointed at Lawrence and shouted, "You are too much!"
Then, she covered her face and ran off in the opposite direction.
What else could she do? There were bodyguards in the direction where Justin and Nora had left, so she couldn't go over at all...
Lawrence stared at her from the back and curled his lips disdainfully. "Is that all she has? She's a far way off from what Ms. Smith did in the past!"
Justin took Nora back to the Smiths.
Nora sat in the passenger seat as Justin drove, her cheek resting on one hand while she looked at him lazily with her head turned sideways.
Justin suddenly chuckled and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself."
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