The large private room fell into dead silence within a second.

Kylie moved a step forward and felt quite stressed.

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She gave a glance at the round table. Everyone was staring straight at her now.

Among all the looks, only one look from a certain direction was threatening.

Kylie didn't dare raise her head and felt utterly regretful that she hadn't asked Ben clearly. If she had known his father was dining with business partners, she wouldn't have agreed to join them.

Tory, who sat on the master's seat, was surprised to see Kylie.

Is she Ben's mother in the show?

Kylie was wearing a purple sweater and black wool shirt today. It was her daily look, which was even more attractive in Tory's eyes than those formal dresses.

Especially when he saw Kylie feeling a little shy, his heart lost a beat.

Tory then gave Nina, who stood behind him, a glance. Nina was unwilling to do that, but she had to move a chair and place it by his side.

"Would you mind?" Tory asked the man next to him.

"Of course not." The second Kylie heard the familiar husky voice, she ached to leave this room right away.

However, when she was about to make an excuse, Ethan said to her with a smile, "It's my honor to meet Miss Finch today."

Kylie couldn't leave now and had to sit between Tory and Ethan.

She hadn't seen Ethan for a whole day, but they ran into each other at a business dinner!

Seeing Kylie sitting between his father and a stranger, Ben was a little unhappy and pouted.

Tory quietly asked him in Italian, "What did you just call her?"

"My mom," Ben answered in Italian too.

"Shouldn't mom sit with dad?" Tory said.

Ben thought for a while, then nodded. Afterward, he reached out his neck as far as he could to talk to Kylie. "Mom, please help yourself. Just take here as our own home."

Kylie supported her forehead with one hand and her long hair covered half of her face.

"I'll explain it to you when we're back," she said to Ethan in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Ethan raised his voice on purpose.

Kylie felt awkward, then straightened her body, smiling at the people around the table.

When her sight fell on Tory at the end, she was greatly surprised. "Tory?"

Nina changed her face at this moment.

Several senior managers by Tory's side were also confused and started to discuss in a quiet voice.

Tory helped Kylie spread the napkin well with a gentle smile on his face. "I think fate brings us here."

Kylie didn't understand Italian, but Ethan did.

He now was more displeased than ever.

Kylie was a little scared and moved her chair a little near to Tory.

Her small movement annoyed Ethan, but Tory seemed to enjoy it.

He asked Kylie politely as a well-educated gentleman, "What would you like to have?

Please feel free to order whatever you want."

"Oh, it's fine, thanks," Kylie said.

Tory beamed, then turned to Ben. "Why don't you hang out for fun with mom after dinner?"

"Yay!" Ben applauded with happiness.

"Miss Finch, aren't you busy today?" Ethan put his knife and fork down, then leaned on the back of his chair.

Kylie wore an embarrassed smile. She reached out her hand to pull Ethan's under the table, but Ethan avoided it.

"I'm sorry. I am very busy today." She could only apologize to Tory.

Ben looked upset in an instant, using his fork to pierce a piece of meat on his plate repeatedly.

Tory didn't embarrass Kylie further and comforted Ben. "We can do that the next time. Mom is busy today, Ben."

Ben was a little in awe of Tory, so he nodded and agreed.

Tory also sensed Kylie had a special relationship with Ethan. He looked to Ethan afterward. "Mr. Parker, please think twice about our cooperation this time."

As for the acquisition of the land, Tory was willing to pay 50% for it. In addition, he would be fully responsible for the construction of the large building on it. Once the construction was done, he would send half of it to Ethan as the headquarters of Century Group.

It would not harm Century Group, and they could benefit a lot from the deal.

Ethan, however, disagreed right away because he failed to get any useful information about Tory. He was worried that Tory came to Seattle to do money laundering.

Most importantly, Tory appeared when a magical pill abounded, which was bad timing.

Nevertheless, Ethan was a businessman after all, and he should make sure that his company was earning money. As long as it was a profitable deal, there was no reason for him to reject it.

In fact, it was likely that he was going to cooperate with Tory, but he changed his mind the second Kylie walked inside.

Therefore, Ethan pulled his lips and looked at Tory with disdain. "Sorry I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

It was the first time that Tory had been turned down in front of so many people. He had no intention to make money by this cooperation with Ethan, but he simply wanted to join the market in Seattle.

Kylie was sitting right between them, and Tory felt humiliated.

With a loud sound, Tory threw his fork onto the table. "Mr. Parker, please consider it well before you make your decision."

"No," Ethan said a simple word.

Seeing that people sitting by Tory's other side were all displeased now, Kylie stood up at once.

"Relax, everyone, we can still talk about it." She turned to smile at Ethan. "Mr. Parker, you will consider it, right?"

She thought Ethan would agree for the sake of her, but the man replied in an aggressive tone, "Who do you think you are?"

What? Kylie almost wanted to punch him. Her husband obviously showed his jealous behavior.

Those senior managers sitting by Ethan's other side were all confused. They only had heard that Chairman Parker only loved and spoiled one woman, but they knew nothing about her.

This woman in front of their eyes was a famous actress, but she was merely nobody before Chairman Parker. How dared she to challenge him?

"Mom," Ben opened his mouth all of a sudden. "Can you go to the washroom with me?"

Ben was just a little boy, and he was slightly scared by the tense atmosphere in the room.

"Sure." Kylie walked to him, but Ethan stopped her. "Stay here."