Chapter 26 - 25 Having an Appointment_l

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Zade Radcliffe finally spent 1.3 million to get Otis and the others out.

When they walked out of Azure Percival, the old man hit Otis for the first time.

He used the cane in his hand to fiercely smack Otis’s back.

All of this happened while Julius Reed and Quella Radcliffe were on their way home.

No matter how Quella asked, Julius insisted that Sky Reed and Aron Jackson were friends, which was why they had helped out this time.

Although Quella had some doubts, seeing her husband stronger than ever before made her happier than anyone else.

By the time the couple got home, it was already evening.

As soon as Julius opened the door, he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law sitting on the sofa.

When Knox Ridge heard the door open and lifted her head to look at Julius, her face was indescribably angry.

“Where have you been!”

She asked with a stern face.

The young couple had suddenly disappeared in the afternoon, and the normally obedient Quella had left without any notice, much to the irritation of the elders.

This made the two seniors very angry, believing Julius was behind the scenes causing trouble, destroying the family relationship.

Quella, understanding her mother very well and afraid she would trouble Julius, hurriedly took the initiative to explain.

“Shut up! Did I ask you?”

Knox Ridge’s face darkened as she rebuked sharply.

The more she looked at her son-in-law now, the more displeased she became, desperate to get him out.

“It’s okay!”

Julius smiled at Quella, then turned to explain to Knox Ridge, “In the afternoon, after you and Dad went back to your room, the chairman called. The Radcliffe Group decided to treat the employees to a meal to celebrate Quella becoming the project manager.”

“Yes! Yes!”

Quella nodded her head vigorously like a woodpecker on the side.

The two had intended to go out for a meal, and when Knox Ridge just asked, Quella, feeling guilty as if she were a thief, completely forgot about the matter of Zade Radcliffe’s phone call.

“Is that so?”

Knox Ridge looked at Burl Radcliffe and asked, “Mr. Radcliffe, did you know about this?”

It was indeed a Radcliffe Group tradition to have a meal out organized by the company when certain family members took on important positions.

But how could she, as the mother, know nothing about such an important event as Quella’s promotion to project manager?

“Don’t look at me, I was with you all afternoon, I heard nothing of it!”

Burl Radcliffe spread his hands, showing he was clueless.

“Julius! Are you daring to lie to me now?”

Knox Ridge suddenly stood up from the couch, grabbing the feather duster from the coffee table.

“Mom! It’s true! Julius isn’t lying!”

Seeing her mother’s fury, Quella quickly stood in front of Julius.

In the past, Knox Ridge hadn’t hesitated to hit Julius with the feather duster, but from today on, Quella would no longer stand by idly.

“Look at you! It’s only been a few days, and now you’re turning your elbow out! Quella, has Julius been feeding you some sort of love potion? You haven’t been acting like yourself recently!”

Knox Ridge stood with hands on hips, looking bewilderedly at Quella.

Since yesterday, her daughter had been acting strangely, and what puzzled Knox Ridge most was that Quella had started to protect Julius.

This change made her especially worried.

“Mom, Julius really isn’t lying, why don’t you believe him?”

Quella felt helpless with her unreasonably stubborn mother.

But there was no other choice; after all, she was her own mother.

“Mr. Radcliffe, call Dad and ask him! If you two are lying today, I won’t let either of you off lightly!”

Smack!

After speaking, she slammed the feather duster onto the coffee table.

“Be gentle, you startled me!”

Burl Radcliffe trembled, reluctantly pulling out his phone to call Zade Radcliffe.

“Dad, did our group go out to eat today?”

Burl Radcliffe asked as soon as the phone connected.

“Scram!”

Zade Radcliffe roared in anger and hung up the phone directly.

A meal had cost over a million, and he was fuming.

Now Burl Radcliffe dared to call and ask about it, it was like rubbing salt into a wound.

“What did Dad say?”

Knox Ridge looked at the somewhat dazed Burl Radcliffe and snatched the phone from his hand.

“Dad, it’s Knox. Um, I heard the company went out for a meal today?” After she finished speaking, she realized that the other end of the call was very quiet.

“What happened?”

Knox Ridge looked closely and discovered that the call had been disconnected a while ago.

“Mr. Radcliffe, why did Dad hang up? “How would I know! Dad just said ‘get lost’ and then he hung up!”

Burl Radcliffe was seething with rage.

He was bullied by Knox Ridge at home and scolded by his own father over the phone, enduring frustration from both sides.

“Did Dad really say that?”

Knox Ridge sat on the sofa with furrowed brows, “No, I need to make a call and ask. ”

The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was off—just asking about going out for a meal shouldn’t make the old man so angry. “Hello, sister-in-law? Did our company go out for a meal today?” “Yes! We even went to Azure Percival. Knox, why didn’t you and Burl come?” A middle-aged woman’s voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Ah! Burl and I had some things to take care of and just missed it. Anyway, I’ve got something on my hands right now, so let’s not talk about it, okay?”

Knox Ridge hung up the call hastily, her brows almost knotted in frustration.

How did she not know about the company going out for a meal?

She and Burl Radcliffe hadn’t heard any news about it, and this was even a dinner to celebrate their own daughter.

A strange occurrence must have an underlying reason—the more she thought about it, the more curious she became.

“What’s going on? They went to Azure Percival and didn’t even notify us?” She looked at Burl Radcliffe, but he was just as clueless as she was.

“Today’s attendees were all high-level executives of the company. Your positions don’t qualify.”

Julius Reed offered an answer from the doorway.

The Radcliffe Group had nearly a thousand employees, and only about twenty went today, the least of them being a department manager.

Burl Radcliffe and Knox Ridge had only managed to secure minor supervisory roles in the company by virtue of their blood relations. So naturally, they were not qualified to attend such an event.

“Right, me and Mr. Radcliffe…”

Knox Ridge nodded, feeling that it made perfect sense, but then she suddenly lifted her head, her eyes blazing with fire. “Julius Reed! How dare you say I’m not fit!”

It was only at this moment that she reacted.

Quella Radcliffe, who was just about to chuckle, held back and dared not laugh.

She stole a glance at Julius Reed.

How had her husband suddenly become so bold, even to talk back to Knox Ridge?

In the past, he wouldn’t fight back when hit, nor talk back when scolded.

“I’m stating the facts. Otherwise, how do you explain it?” Julius Reed shrugged, answering without fear.

“You, you, you…”

Knox Ridge was so angry she was shaking all over, but she couldn’t come up with a retort.

“Enough! We’ll settle this account later; don’t delay the important matters!” Burl Radcliffe glanced at his watch impatiently, “We promised to be at the restaurant by nine, and what time is it now!” “What restaurant? Are you going out for a meal?”

Quella Radcliffe asked.

“Your Uncle Ridge’s son, Radley Ridge, has returned, and he’s invited our family out for dinner. It’s set for nine o’clock tonight. You should come with us.”

Burl Radcliffe picked up the Passat car keys from the coffee table and said to Julius Reed, “You stay home for now..”