CHAPTER 203: CHAPTER 203: MS. SINCLAIR AND HER MR. PIERCE

Julian Poole: "..."

Beneath the table, his hand was nearly crushing from the grip!

Declan Pierce’s extremely annoying voice also triggered his memories.

That night, the man who answered Tanya Sinclair’s call, could it be...

Julian Poole’s pupils slightly contracted. Facing Declan Pierce’s provocatively concealed smile, he slowly said, "I will not accept President Pierce’s blessing. After all, who can say for sure about the future?"

No matter how slow Tanya was, she could sense the odd atmosphere between these two men.

These two seemed to really be at odds...

Tanya felt a headache coming on and just wanted to finish this meal and leave as soon as possible.

Soon, dish after dish was brought to the table. The dining process was rather peaceful. Julian Poole was quite gentlemanly, serving her soup and helping her with food.

He even pushed over a plate of deboned fish.

This seemed a bit inappropriate...

Tanya was about to refuse, but saw him hand another plate of deboned fish to Caden.

It seemed he was just being courteous, taking care of the women and children at the table.

Tanya reached out with her chopsticks, just planning to eat that fish, but suddenly Declan Pierce stretched his hand over and pulled the whole plate away.

Tanya: "?"

Declan Pierce didn’t look at her but instead looked up at Julian Poole, thanking him, "How did President Poole know I hate picking fish bones? Very considerate."

Tanya: "??"

This guy, seriously...

Hardly managing to finish the meal, just when Tanya thought she was free, the entire hall’s lights suddenly dimmed.

The front hall manager appeared on stage as the host.

"Alright, dear guests, it’s now time for our activity. The waitstaff should have informed you, all guests seated in the hall will automatically participate in the activity. Please be prepared, no one is allowed to leave until the activity ends."

Tanya: "..."

How had she forgotten about this?

Now, she could only brace herself and continue.

But luckily, the first activity wasn’t anything too hard; it was just the waitstaff distributing questionnaires to each table.

The manager introduced from the stage: "The questionnaire has twenty questions about the ladies seated at your table, including the lady’s favorite flower, favorite song, favorite season, and so on... Gentlemen and ladies please answer separately. The table with the highest overlap of answers from the men will be tonight’s first-round winner! Two consecutive wins will reveal a mysterious surprise!"

The waitress was a bit stunned when she reached Tanya’s table.

She looked at Julian Poole, so handsome. Turning her head, she saw Declan Pierce, even more handsome!

In the end, her gaze at Tanya was full of envy.

"Whom should I give the questionnaire to?" She asked Tanya for her opinion.

However, before Tanya could answer, two hands simultaneously reached out, each person grabbing their own questionnaire right from her hands.

Declan Pierce: "Let’s give it a try."

Julian Poole: "I want to try too."

Tanya: "..."

Caden’s brain couldn’t process such a complex web of emotions at the moment. His attention had shifted, and he huddled next to Tanya, earnestly jotting down answers.

——Mom’s favorite flower is the yellow rose.

——Mom’s most loved people are The Sinclair Family and her two treasures.

——Mom’s favorite season is autumn.

...

Caden remembered it all.

Soon, the waitstaff started collecting the questionnaires table by table.

After handing in her questionnaire, Tanya began packing up, ready to leave.

After all, she had no expectation that Julian Poole or Declan Pierce would know her preferences.

Tanya had asked the waitstaff earlier to pack some cheese puffs for Caden to take home to Joy.

Caden: "Mom, I’ll go check if Joy’s cheese puffs are ready."

After saying this, he gave Kaj Poole a knowing look.

The big child and the little child temporarily left the table.

"Alright, the results are in. Wow! There’s a table with a perfect score, all twenty questions correct!" The host’s excited and exaggerated tone stirred the atmosphere.

Tanya was a bit curious, starting to glance around, wondering which table had such a deeply connected couple.

However, in the next second, the light above her table suddenly illuminated.

The host exclaimed excitedly: "Congratulations to Ms. Sinclair and her Mr. Pierce for being the first-round winners!!"

Julian Poole’s hand clenched tightly around the cup.

Tanya was in disbelief, her eyes widened, staring at Declan Pierce. She suddenly realized something, slowly leaning closer to him, her pretty lips pursed slightly.

Declan Pierce appeared calm and composed, yet as Tanya leaned closer, his Adam’s apple moved ever so slightly.

His palms, tense to the point of numbness, had lost sensitivity.

"Declan, did you..." Tanya took a light breath, her lips moving to Declan’s ear, whispering in a voice only they could hear, "Did you peek at my answers?"

Declan Pierce: "..."