Ice and Fire

Chapter 765 The Enemies Meet (Part Three)

Violet's proposal made Alice stop moving the pencil in her hand. She teased,"Ooh, it seems that

someone is gonna treat me to dinner!" NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

"You are right! But you should know, I am not the person paying the bill tonight, Greg is. Haha, so I

don't care," Violet laughed heartily, happiness could easily be felt in her voice.

Alice was also happy for Violet. It seemed that she was in a very good mood today and she didn't want

to disappoint her. So, she readily agreed, saying,"Text me the address and I will go there as soon as I

finish this design. Don't start eating without me! Wait till I arrive, okay?" Alice pretended to warn her.

"We certainly won't! By the way, Tim will also be with us!" said Violet.

"Tim?" Alice was a little surprised and asked,"Isn't he busy?"

As far Alice could remember, Tim had been a person who was always busy with a variety of leisurely

things. It was not easy for him to get away from his tight schedule, to come and have dinner leisurely.

"I don't know. Greg is talking to him. I suppose he is not busy today," Violet replied.

"Okay, fine! Whatever! Remember to send me the address and I am getting about my work now," Alice

didn't want to continue the topic to discuss about whether Tim was busy and she didn't think much of it.

"Bye!" Violet hung?up?the?phone and got ready.

At the same time, Greg still on his Bluetooth headset, dialed Tim's number.

"Hey, buddy, do you think it's the right time to call me at this moment?" Tim complained after answering

the phone.

"Why not? Am I intervening anything? I thought you did those things at night." Greg retorted, not?to?

be?outwitted.

"What if I say yes?" Tim complained outwardly, but in his heart, he felt a little sad. 'Am I really this kind

of person like Greg thinks? Why does Greg always view me this way?' he muttered in his heart.

"Aren't you tired? There are only 24 hours in one day. Can't you just take a rest for a few minutes? Or

maybe an hour?" Greg quipped Tim.

"Stop! Can't you just think of something normal in your mind? I am making an inspection at the hotel. I

am working, okay? Doing business! Don't judge me too quickly!" Tim defended himself, explaining what

he was doing.

"That's my good boy!" Greg complimented him and went straight to the point. "Come and have dinner

with us tonight! By order of my beautiful wife's so you are expected to be there!"

The moment Greg finished his words, Tim immediately asked,"Will Miss Lu go with you? If she goes,

then I will go!" Tim made no secret of his liking Alice.

"Alice? Does she have anything to do with you?" Greg pretended to be confused.

"Nothing presently, but it doesn't mean that it'll be the same in the future. Don't you think?" Tim?grinned

wickedly?asking Greg.

Greg seemed to have felt the evil smile on Tim's face after he heard what Tim said. "If you want?to con

Alice?into liking you, perhaps you should make a lot more effort than just playing around! Let me

remind you, the first thing you should do is to clear away all the women around you! Then work hard to

control all the five-star hotels in the city."

"Well, you're hallucinating if you think that is ever gonna happen. Even if I had such an idea, do you

think it would be possible? I'm sure that you know that your father-in-law has dozens of five-star hotels

under the JC Group. How would it be possible for me?" countered Tim.

"If you capture Alice's heart, perhaps my father-in-law may give you all the five-star hotels for Alice's

sake. In that way, you will achieve it, right?" Greg bantered. He knew he was just telling a joke. Even if

he was the son-in-law of the Chu family, he wasn't the heir who would take charge of JC Group in the

future. After all, he had a mysterious brother-in-law abroad, a big figure that everyone was waiting for.

"Oh, you may be right! How could you be so smart, Greg? Well, I will just have to double my efforts and

go after Alice, who is my only goal at present. Haha! I do have to struggle for my five-star hotels!" Tim

echoed.

"Fine, forget it! I was joking! I haven't seen my father-in-law yet and how could I know whether he will

give you the hotels? Even if he intends to give the hotels away just like that, I'm still way ahead of you

and will get them first!" A snicker played Greg's lips.

"You have XS Hospital and you are doomed to serve in the medical field. Don't be half-hearted about it!

You should be passionate and committed to your chosen field just like how you treat Violet, right?" Tim

lectured Greg. 'How could he steal away the business from me?' he thought.

"Please stop! Look who's trying to teach me!" Greg sneered.

"Fine! We have talked so much, but you haven't answered my first question. Will Miss Lu come or not?"

This was what Tim cared about most.

"She will. Violet asked her to come and she certainly will come," replied Greg. He could bet on it.

"Great! I will be there early! Let me say it first, I will pay the bill tonight and don't you dare steal my

thunder, okay? I have to make a good performance and impress Alice, haha!" Tim complacently

declared.

"Naah, I didn't intend to pay the bill. That's why I called you!" Greg joked. "By the way, I want to eat

western food tonight. Also, you should book the entire restaurant! Oh! And... the best red wine!" Greg

demanded. This was a good chance to take advantage of his friend.

"You are really something, Greg!" Tim gritted his teeth but this was his friend, Greg. He pretended to be

angry but he was actually already looking forward to tonight.

"That's it! Send me the address after you book the restaurant. You should do it quickly because I will

have to tell Alice then," Greg pretended to tease him.

Tim was about to rebuke Greg, but he had no temper after he heard the last sentence that Greg said

and he hastily agreed,"Fine, I will book the restaurant right now!"

When he got back home, Greg found that Violet had already dressed up and was waiting for him in the

living room.

"You are back?" Violet hastily walked towards the door to greet him and took the briefcase from him.

"Indeed I am!" smiled Greg, while caressing his wife's cheek.

"I've called Alice and she told me that she would come but she will be a little late," Violet reported Greg.

"Okay. I've sent her the address," Greg replied. "Wait a second. I'll get changed quickly and then we will

set out."

"Okay, I will wait for you!" Violet said in a sweet voice.

Tim arrived at the restaurant earlier than everyone else, feeling a little anxious sitting alone in the

dining area of the posh western restaurant.

When Violet and Greg arrived arm in arm, they noticed that Tim didn't seem to be as natural as he

used to be.

"This brat must be nervous!" Greg could easily read his mind from the expression on Tim's face.

"Why is he nervous?" asked Violet, not knowing what the matter was.

"Haha, he is nervous to see Alice," Greg replied.

Violet couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing what Greg said.

"Hi, you two! Please sit down. It's my treat today!" Tim was very generous as he greeted Greg and

Violet.

"Thank you!" Violet gave him a big smile.

"Well, when will Miss Lu come?" Tim didn't waste any time asking.

"She is on the way. Perhaps there is traffic jam but she will be here soon!" Violet replied.

"Okay, then let's wait a little longer." Tim looked around and felt very uneasy at the thought of seeing

Alice.