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Chapter 321

Chapter 321 It Was Friendship

I was momentarily speechless. It seemed that these two were insistent on inviting me to dinner. I was afraid that Daniel would say the same thing as Walter, that I couldn't possibly not eat dinner. On the phone, I said, "How about this, I'll invite you to dinner another day. My mother wants me to come home for dinner tonight. She's been in Dracview these past few days, scared out of her wits. She has a lot to talk to me about."

For this reason, no one could refuse, naturally, Daniel couldn't say anything more either.

His pleasant voice came through the phone, "Hmm, okay, let's reschedule then."

Before hanging up the phone, I thanked him.

hung up the phone, feeling a bit of a headache. Alexander, who was sitting next to me, seemed to enjoy the drama. He looked at me and said, "Your love life is quite interesting. Daniel is a well-known tycoon in Freyhedge. If you marry him, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

I glanced at him sideways, truly speechless, "If you like, how about I introduce you to him, you can hang out with him?"

He stammered, "No, how did this turn into a personal attack? Didn't I just state the facts? Besides, what's wrong with someone pursuing you? You're all single men and women, what are you afraid of being said?"

I pursed my lips, too lazy to glare at him anymore, and said indifferently, "My relationship with him is not what you think. Last time in Dracview, he helped me a lot. I consider him a friend, and he

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considers me a friend too."

"Tsk!" Alexander settled onto the leather couch nearby, chuckling twice, "Friends? You think I'd believe that? Especially between a man and a woman, Tabatha, do you take me for a three-year-old?"

I looked at him, squinting my eyes, scrutinizing him carefully. I didn't speak, just quietly watched him.

He furrowed his brows, feeling uncomfortable under my intense gaze, and restlessly asked, "Why are you staring at me?"

"I like you!" I blurted out, my gaze fixed on him. This startled him greatly, causing him to jump up from his seat. He looked flustered as he said, "Tabatha, are you okay?"

I pursed my lips, staring at him with deep-set eyes, still repeating the

same sentence, "I like you."

He exploded, "Tabatha, stop joking around, okay? I just barely escaped with my life from Dracview, don't mess with me."

Hearing him say this, I responded with a bitter expression, "So, you don't like me?"

He became anxious, somewhat helplessly saying, "No, what are you thinking? My liking for you is not that kind of liking, you..."

"So you didn't mind the trouble of coming back from abroad, ignoring big corporations and choosing to come to my small company instead. You've helped me time and again, protected me, stood by my side and thought for me. If all these things you've done aren't because you like me, then what is it?" I asked, staring at him without moving.

He held his forehead, his face full of despair, saying, "Is doing all this equivalent to liking you? I treat you well because Rudolf helped me, Auntie Eileen was good to me, and you're not a bad person. Whether I

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like you or not has nothing to do with it. Of course, if you really want someone to accompany you through this hard life, I can marry you and manage the Conner Group for you. But Tabatha, don't make decisions. too hastily, or you'll regret it."

Seeing his anxious and helpless look, I burst into laughter, looking at him with a smile, saying, "So, the friendship between you and me is not considered a romantic relationship, why do you think the relationship between Daniel and me is a romantic one?"

He was momentarily speechless, staring at me with wide eyes. After a moment, he held his forehead in frustration and said wordlessly, "So you're using me as a joke, just to prove that there's no love between you and Daniel?"

I nodded, looking at him and said, "You will remember the kindness of my parents because they treated you well, and you will take care of me, help me, and treat me well unconditionally. Naturally, Daniel and I will also remember this bond of life and death that we have experienced together."

His mouth twitched as he said, "So, he gave you flowers, and you think it's because of the life-and-death bond between you?"

I didn't know how to explain it to him. After thinking for a while, I said, "His situation is a bit different from yours. I helped him out last night, and perhaps he was happy about it but didn't know how to express it. So, he wanted to give me a gift, but he didn't know what I liked. So, seeing other girls liking flowers, he decided to give me some. That's the logic behind it."

Afraid that he still wouldn't understand, I continued to explain, "For instance, between you and me, if one day you were heartbroken or encountered some trouble, and I helped you, you'd want to thank me, but wouldn't know what to give. You might come and ask me what I want, and then give it to me. But he, after all, is a rich man. He sees

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what others like and follows suit. After all, he's not short of money."

Alexander was taken aback, his cheeks twitching slightly in distortion. It took him a moment before he said, "With your explanation, if I continue to pry, would it seem like I'm really asking for trouble?" I nodded, looking at him and said, "That's how it was."

He made a silencing gesture, saying, "Fine, I'll take your word for it, it's friendship between you two."

I smiled lightly, raising an eyebrow, "It's not optional, it's mandatory."

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