"Ms Knight, I'm sorry..." Ava Jones weakly responded.
"Haha, honey, don't blame Ava. You were in the wrong here. You should have called me sooner!" Billy laughed and said.
"Ava Jones did a great job this time. I'll reward her with double the bonus for this quarter."
"Comrade Commander Gardner, isn't this company under my management? When did you gain the authority to speak?" Harleen pouted playfully.
The title "Commander Gardner" was something she had heard from a killer from Tyren last time. She had asked Billy why people called him that, and his response was, "Maybe because I'm handsome." She knew that no matter how much she asked, she wouldn't get a straight answer, so she used those two words to tease him when they were joking around.
Stout, who was standing nearby, almost choked on his saliva when he heard this title.
"Ms Knight, do you know what those two words represent? You can't just casually throw them around. What if a passerby knows the meaning of those two words and gets scared?" Stout thought to himself.
"Can we deduct it from my personal funds?" Billy replied with a smile.
"Mr Gardner, do you even have personal funds?" Ava Jones chimed in, then looked at Harleen. "Ms Knight, they say that when a man has money, he turns bad. You should keep an eye on Mr Gardner's finances."
"Comrade Ava Jones, whose side are you on? Don't you want the bonus?" Billy playfully asked.
"I'm definitely on Ms Knight's side!" Ava Jones stuck her tongue out.
Harleen burst into laughter. "You're becoming quite cheeky!"
Afterward, she turned to Billy and asked, "Honey, have you finished your business at the camp? Your trip to Shenford didn't interfere with your work, did it?"
"No!" Billy shook his head with a smile. "When Ava called me, I had just finished my work and returned to Ozin."
"That's good!" Harleen nodded. "Shall we go have dinner? Afterward, we can return to the hotel."
"Sure!" Billy agreed. "Harleen, you can take me and Stout to a restaurant that serves local cuisine. You and Ava Jones have been eating there these past few days, and the food must be excellent."
"Sounds good!" Harleen nodded with a smile. "I'll take you there."
The restaurant Harleen mentioned was only a ten-minute drive from the hotel. Based on the restaurant's decor and the row of luxury cars in the parking lot, it was clear that this was a high-end establishment.
"Welcome!" As the four entered the lobby, two beautiful women in traditional Chinese dresses greeted them with a bow.
"Hello, do you have private dining rooms available?" Ava asked one of the women.
"I'm sorry, but all the private rooms are already reserved," the woman replied with a smile, then pointed to a nearby window-side area. "However, there's a semi-private booth over there. A guest just canceled their reservation due to an emergency. If you don't mind, you can sit there."
"Honey, what do you think?" Harleen asked Billy.
"It looks good, and we can enjoy the view outside." Billy smiled.
"Okay!" Harleen agreed, turning to the woman. "Thank you. We'll sit over there."
"Sure, please follow me!" The woman led them to the semi-private booth.
Five minutes later, Ava Jones had ordered their meal, and the four of them engaged in casual conversation.
"Harleen, you got off work early today?" After a few minutes of conversation, a woman's voice sounded, and a tall and beautiful woman walked over.
She was a year or two older than Harleen Knight, with a stunning appearance and a noble temperament. Although she might not surpass Harleen overall, she was undeniably a great beauty.
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