CHAPTER 468: CHAPTER 468: INVITING HER TO DINNER

Jensen Hayes hesitated and asked, "Will she agree..."

He thought, if he didn’t break the ice, they could definitely be friends.

But if he did, and Ashley Shaw had no feelings for him, wouldn’t they even lose the chance to be friends?

He really enjoyed chatting with Ashley Shaw and didn’t want to lose her as a friend.

Jocelyn Hayes exclaimed, "Oh my! Why did you invite her to dinner alone without thinking? Just say you’re inviting a few of us together, and then Ashley will agree for my sake."

Jensen Hayes suddenly understood, "Oh," he said.

Jocelyn Hayes was exasperated but fond.

"You just don’t have the brains for this kind of thing; you’d better not end up single for life. If one day your dreams come true but you go home and have no one to talk to, don’t come to me crying."

"..."

Jocelyn Hayes scolded him, but couldn’t bear to be too harsh.

If her brother really had a knack for this, he wouldn’t have gone all these years without even a girlfriend.

She knew she had to help.

Thinking about this, Jocelyn Hayes felt proud.

This family wouldn’t work without her.

"Anyway, it’s settled then. I’ll message you after Ashley gets back tonight, and then you call me and invite me to dinner."

Jensen Hayes didn’t understand all these twists and turns, so he couldn’t help but ask, "Didn’t you just say it? Why do I still need to call?"

"You’re really dumb! The call is just for show."

Jensen Hayes still didn’t get it, but since Robin said so, that’s what he’d do.

In these matters of pursuing girls, he was utterly clueless.

Meanwhile, his sister... though also just a theorist, at least she had some theories.

And he was a blank slate.

"Okay, I’ll wait for your message then."

As soon as he said this, the assembly whistle blew.

"I have to go for the assembly now."

With that, he hurriedly hung up the phone and got busy.

Jocelyn Hayes shook her head helplessly.

Is the police academy really this exhausting? What’s the difference from going to the military?

Grandfather previously suggested he join the military to follow his path, but he refused and insisted on the police academy...

Forget it, she didn’t understand these things; she only knew it was best if Ashley became her sister-in-law.

As for anyone else, she wasn’t sure if she’d like them.

If they didn’t get along and ended up fighting whenever they met, wouldn’t that be tiring?

...

Meanwhile, Ashley Shaw arrived at the Cantonese restaurant Warren Prescott mentioned.

Upon seeing the restaurant’s bold sign "Canton Feast," she felt a sudden discomfort.

The reason was simple: Warren Prescott used to frequent this restaurant in her past life.

But not with her, with Rosalind Lynch.

Back then, she hadn’t married Warren, and Rosalind hadn’t disappeared. The news reported multiple times how Warren dined here with Rosalind.

Unexpectedly, Warren now brought her here to eat.

But as time passed, those things felt distant to her.

What mattered most was now.

Ashley Shaw quickly let it go.

The private room was already reserved. After sitting down, Warren handed over the menu.

"You go ahead and order; I’m not picky."

Ashley Shaw heard this, looked up in surprise, then quickly averted her gaze.

Warren understood her look.

Was she implying that he used to be a picky eater?

With his memory gone, he didn’t know what he used to avoid.

However, recently, nothing he’d eaten had tasted good; meals had become just tasks to survive.

"These few dishes are fine."

Ashley Shaw and Ariana Grant ordered six dishes together.

Warren took a glance at the order and added four more dishes.

Ten dishes in total, for a perfect ten.

After ordering, Ariana couldn’t help but ask, "Young Master Prescott, you..."

"Just call me Warren."

This was the second time Warren had said this, so it seemed he wasn’t just being polite before?

Ariana brushed off her surprise and settled on, "Warren, do you remember anything now?"

The name Warren felt alright, and for some reason, it felt very familiar, maybe because someone used to call him that.

He shook his head lightly, "I haven’t remembered anything yet, but sometimes when a certain phrase is mentioned, a scene suddenly pops into my mind..."

Like earlier, walking into the restaurant with Ashley, it inexplicably felt familiar.

As if he’d brought someone here before.

Yet, it’s strange, as Assistant Lowell mentioned that the place opened not long ago, and he’d never been here in Westcroft.

He must’ve visited another restaurant with Ashley.

Assistant Lowell never mentioned any other women, suggesting he had only liked this one girl.

Warren thought about this and suddenly felt like he was an alternate personality of himself, but unlike the abnormal personalities in split personality cases, his personality seemed too normal, leading others to look at him surprisingly often.

Meanwhile, Ariana continued asking, "Warren, you don’t remember anything, so what about the company’s affairs? What about the matters concerning Leon?"

Ashley knew she was inquiring about Leon’s news, so she didn’t interrupt and listened quietly.

Warren simply replied, "I don’t remember any of that, so I can’t step in; my assistant handles everything now."

Ariana felt a bit disappointed hearing this, wondering why the usually inseparable Assistant Lowell wasn’t by Warren’s side today.

Just as that thought occurred, the restaurant door was knocked on.

"Come in."

The next second, the door was pushed open, and first appeared two bouquets, and then Assistant Lowell’s face popped out between them.

He was holding a bouquet in each hand.

One bouquet of fiery red roses, the other an iris in yellow.

Assistant Lowell greeted them and then brought the flowers before Warren.

Warren took them, first giving the iris to Ariana and then solemnly handing the roses to Ashley.

Everyone knows the rose symbolizes love, while a yellow iris means firm friendship.

In her past life, after getting married, Ashley had plenty of time for flower arranging with the housekeepers, so she knew what irises symbolized.

Though Ariana eagerly accepted, Ashley could only accept the rose bouquet.

"Thank you."

"You’re welcome," Warren said. "I didn’t know Ariana was coming too, so I had Assistant Lowell buy another bouquet in a hurry."

Though politely phrased, Ariana finally understood.

She awkwardly cleared her throat and found an excuse to call Assistant Lowell out for a chat.

The dishes hadn’t arrived, and suddenly only two people were left in the private room, making it unusually quiet.

Warren broke the silence first, "Your military training has ended, and you haven’t tanned. What sunscreen did you use? Recommend it to me."

Ashley listened, puzzled, and asked, "You’re not fully recovered yet and you’re already joining military training?"