"He said he had something to do outside." Elizabeth answered for James, "He told me on the way here."
Lydia frowned, "It's time for lunch. Do you want to go out now?"
"Yeah, I made an appointment yesterday."
"But your father wants to talk to you. He got up early today and has been waiting for you to come back. He has something to tell you."
James raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction of the house, "Is dad looking for me?"
"Yep." Lydia nodded and said, "Do you want to go in first? Besides, you'll eat lunch first after you go out, right? You'd better eat at home before leaving."
James glanced at the watch on his wrist and frowned in a dilemma.
He had made an appointment with Ben last night. If he didn't go there at this time... it would be okay if he broke the appointment. After all, he and Ben were very close friends. But... he was in a hurry to check the surveillance video.
"It's not something important, right?" James said, Til go out for a while. I really have something to deal with. I'll be back when I'm done."
"But your father..."
"Mom, 111 call him later and tell him about it. Let's talk about it when I come back in the afternoon."
Seeing James getting in the car and leaving, Lydia curled her lips, "Bad guy, he actually doesn't stay to eat lunch. I even asked Auntie Chang to cook his favorite dishes! Humph!"
Looking at Lydia's angry face, Elizabeth had to persuade her, "Mom, he really has something to deal with. He told me just now. If it isn't something important, he can't be so anxious, can he? He will come back after dealing with it. Didn't he say he would call dad and tell him? Dad won't be mad."
Seeing that Elizabeth had persuaded her, Lydia was no longer very annoyed, but she was still a little unhappy, "Your father will not be mad, but I'm angry! He finally held the wedding, and I asked Auntie Chang to cook his favorite dishes... Alas!" She sighed, "Forget it. I will bring the dishes I prepared for him to feed the dog!"
Elizabeth wanted to laugh, but she restrained herself.
Feed the dog? Ha-ha...
"Let's go in, mom."
"Right." Lydia replied, "Look at me! I was so angry with him that I almost forgot to go in. It's windy today, so you can't stand here." "Ben!"
As soon as James pushed open the door of Benjamin's office, he went straight in.
Benjamin was dealing with business. When he saw James coming, he did not stop immediately. He glanced at James blandly, finished reading the last page of the document, and then signed his name in the blank space.
He put aside the document he had finished reading and leaned back in the chair, "We said that we would meet in the morning, but you come here at noon."
James sighed, "Oh! Do you mind me being late?" Saying this, he looked at the time and then moved his wrist closer to Benjamin, "Look! It's twenty to twelve." "Don't remain silent. Ben, you have to understand me, don't you? I just got married, and my wife is pregnant..."
Before he could finish his words, Benjamin said, "Don't
you know when enough is enough? Elizabeth is pregnant now. Can't you endure yourself?"
James was speechless for a few seconds, and then he said discontentedly, "Hey! Ben, am I such a person in your mind?"
"I think so."
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