CHAPTER 717: CHAPTER 717: THE TRAJECTORY OF THE OTHERWORLD

Over there, Chase Jennings strode over, wearing a well-tailored suit, and appeared a bit more composed than in the original world.

He looked at Azura Loomis, but rather than immediately accusing someone of bullying her as Scarlett Jennings remembered, he surveyed the situation and simply asked,

"What’s going on?"

Scarlett Jennings stood up, not waiting for Azura Loomis to complain, and directly said,

"This young lady took my phone and wouldn’t return it, and because we asked her to give it back, she felt wronged."

Scarlett spoke in a very matter-of-fact tone, although she stated the facts, omitting some information to convey one thing—

Your sister is having a meltdown.

Chase also seemed to find the logic flawed and instinctively looked at the phone clutched by Azura Loomis at her side.

Azura Loomis felt a flash of resentment in her heart, but when facing Chase, she wore an innocent look of concern,

"No, it’s because she was searching for information on the Jennings family on her phone, and I was worried she might be planning something against you, so I questioned her. If you don’t believe me, look..."

"Azura."

Chase didn’t let her finish and spoke directly, "That’s not a reason to take someone else’s phone. First, return the phone."

Azura Loomis looked a bit disbelief at this, then quickly showed embarrassment, bit her lips, and obediently handed the phone back to Scarlett.

Scarlett was somewhat surprised, not only at Chase’s first reaction but also at Azura Loomis’s attitude towards him.

In the original world, Chase defended her without question, and Azura Loomis always accepted everything with a sense of entitlement, manipulating his emotions.

But now, Chase seemed to have gained some sense, and Azura Loomis treated him with more cautious ingratiation?

It seemed that without a system in this otherworld, Azura’s relationships with the Jennings were not the same as in another world.

Scarlett thought this as Chase suddenly shifted his gaze to her,

"You’ve got your phone back. Now, can you explain why you were secretly searching for news about my family?"

He squinted his eyes, as if trying to see through Scarlett,

"Are you a tabloid journalist?"

Scarlett Jennings: ...

Logan couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud. Seeing everyone’s eyes on her, she immediately said,

"Sorry, I couldn’t help it. It’s the first time I’ve heard someone being publicly questioned for being a fan."

She said this, looking at Chase and Azura, the smile on her face slightly faded,

"I personally think the two of you are being a bit too nosy, truly having too much free time."

Azura Loomis, Chase Jennings: ...

It wasn’t just Azura Loomis, Chase also showed signs of anger, but quickly suppressed it.

He reminded himself of his identity as a Jennings, not to argue with irrelevant people.

Suddenly, he coldly scanned the two of them, sneered, and called the restaurant manager over.

The manager had already heard the commotion on this side and knew who Chase was, so he quickly approached.

Chase whispered a few words to him, and soon the manager walked over to Scarlett and Logan, politely and courteously expressing,

"Excuse me, both of you. To ensure the quality of our guests’ dining experience, we hope you can choose another restaurant to dine at."

Scarlett Jennings: ...

She wanted to take back her earlier thought that Chase had grown a brain.

Chase was still Chase.

This was effectively demanding that the restaurant refuse to serve them due to a disagreement.

Although the manager phrased it politely, the meaning was to kick them out.

Scarlett gave Chase a cold stare, suddenly wanting to send him another robotic vacuum experience card for a month.

Unfortunately, in this world, spiritual power couldn’t be used.

She’d have to resort to some physical methods.

Though the process would be troublesome, she now had an urge to hit someone.

Logan didn’t immediately respond to the manager’s words, but after sending a message on her phone, she stood up unhurriedly, looked at Chase, and said,

"Arguing a bit and now wanting the restaurant to kick us out—I’ve learned about the Jennings’ upbringing."

Chase maintained a high-cold posture,

"This isn’t about my identity as a Jennings; I’m simply a friend of the restaurant owner, offering some suggestions."

"Oh," Logan replied, "then I have a suggestion too. I hope you won’t mind?"

Logan’s words left both Chase and the manager puzzled.

But soon, they understood.

Because the manager received a call from his boss’s mother.

Listening to the orders from the other end, the manager was in disbelief at first, then looked at Chase with difficulty, and finally hung up the phone looking resigned.

Turning back to face Chase, the manager, dripping with cold sweat, stammered,

"Young Master Chase, maybe you should..."

Before the manager could finish, Chase coldly interrupted him, speaking with unprecedented gloom,

"You’d better think carefully before speaking!"

The restaurant manager was almost in tears, "Young Master Chase, please don’t make it hard for me."

Chase’s face was exceedingly unpleasant.

As a young master of the revered Jennings family, if he were asked to leave a restaurant, he’d become the laughingstock among the second-generation circle tonight!

He couldn’t help looking at the two women. He was sure he didn’t know them.

But how could they pressure the manager to the point of disregarding his pride...

"What do you mean?"

Chase’s face darkened as he looked at Logan.

Scarlett was clearly also a bit surprised.

In this otherworld, did Logan have another identity?

Then Logan smiled at Chase again, her smile curiously carrying the air of an elder addressing a younger,

"You’re friends with the restaurant owner, and I’m friends with the restaurant owner’s mother. Calculating it like this, I’m essentially your elder."

Chase’s facial muscles twitched, clearly irritated by this "elder" who was not much older than him.

Azura Loomis clearly didn’t expect things to develop this way either.

If they could just kick the people out of the restaurant, she would have satisfied this grudge tonight.

But why now... did it seem as though she and Chase were the ones about to be expelled from the restaurant?

Naturally, Chase wouldn’t just be "kicked out" like that. Before he could say more, suddenly, his phone rang in his pocket.

Instinctively, he answered the call and his previously tense expression suddenly changed upon seeing the caller ID.

Standing straight instinctively, he assumed a serious demeanor.

"Uncle... I had a dinner appointment today. Okay, I’ll return to the company right away."

After hanging up, he didn’t bother to continue debating issues of face, turning to Azura Loomis,

"Azura, Uncle just called. I need to return to the company to handle some work, so I can’t have dinner with you tonight. I’ll have a driver take you home."

Without waiting for Azura’s stunned and disbelieving reaction, he turned and left directly.

Leaving Azura Loomis incredibly awkwardly standing there.

The restaurant manager, facing her, had no such scruples and Azura Loomis was politely escorted out of the restaurant.

Scarlett watched the two of them leave one after another with some surprise.

This world’s Chase didn’t seem to care much about Azura Loomis anymore?

The original Chase would never have left Azura behind and walked away.

Then from across the table, Logan spoke up, directly asking,

"Do you feel they’re not quite the same as in the original world?"

Scarlett nodded, "Yeah."

But she vaguely guessed the reason.

As expected, Logan continued,

"Because in this world, Luca Jennings has no heir."

In this world, Luca Jennings never married or had children.

As the head of the Jennings family, he had the responsibility to cultivate a suitable successor for the Jennings Group.

Thus, Chase and Adam, after reaching a certain age, started learning and dealing with group affairs under Luca’s strict intervention.

Because only these two grandsons were left, Chase and Adam instinctively viewed each other as competitors, devoting themselves entirely to group matters, naturally not placing as much importance on Azura Loomis.

In the original world, because there was the outstanding heir Donovan Jennings from the beginning, neither Luca nor Old Sir Jiang interfered much with what the other kids did, allowing them freedom.

The absence of Donovan meant Chase and Adam escaped the endless entanglement with Azura Loomis.

The trajectory of another world won’t stop because of one person’s absence.

Scarlett couldn’t quite describe the feeling.

But at that moment, she felt a little longing for Donovan.