Chapter 625 A Matchmaking Dinner âMs. Nichols, nice to meet you. Iâm Matthew,â Matthew introduced himself with a smile. âI believe I have seen you during Mr.
Weissâ birthday celebration. Sadly, we werenât formally introduced to one another back then. I have finally managed to meet you today.â
Regarding that...
Natalie started to recall Matthew.
A man like Matthew was bound to stand out in the crowd. Natalie recalled seeing him a few times.
Natalie returned the greeting. âMr. Patterson, nice to meet you too.â
âYouâre Mr. and Mrs. Weissâ goddaughter, and weâre quite close in age too. Thereâs no need to address each other so formally. Iâll call you Natalie, and youâll call me Matthew,â said Matthew.
Before Natalie could respond, Jason nodded with a smile. âThatâs right! What Matthew says is correct. Itâs better to address each other by your names. Itâs more affectionate.â
Since Jason said so, Natalie could only agree to it. She looked at Matthew with a smile and said, âSure.â
At the dining table, Jason and Hannah had intentionally seated Matthew and Natalie next to one another.
Yana was trying to come to Natalieâs rescue when her attempt was foiled by Hannah. Her mother glared at her and told her off, âYana! What do you think you are doing? Youâre about to become a mother of two. Donât interfere. Let Natalie and Matthew spend some time chatting on their own.â
âBut-â
âThere are no buts!â Hannah placed a chicken drumstick on Yanaâs plate and said, âEat up! If it isnât enough, Iâll give you more!â
Yana bit into the chicken and gave Hans a kick.
Hans was also about to speak up when Jason put a chicken drumstick on his plate immediately. âHans, are you envious that Yana has a drumstick and you donât? Donât worry! Let me give you one!â
Oh dear...
Jason and Hannah were going all out to put a stop to Yanaâs and Hansâ antics.
Yana and her husband looked at Natalie. Good luck!
Natalie picked at her food and saw that there was a piece of fish on her plate.
âEh?â
Matthew smiled gently at her and said, âWhy are you only eating pasta? Have more fish.â
Since the piece of fish was already on her plate, she could not very well remove it.
Natalie mumbled her acknowledgement and ate the fish.
She did not want the fish to go to waste. However, her acceptance of the fish was perceived by Jason and Hannah as a sign of her fondness for Matthew.
Both Jason and Hannah covered their mouths and giggled. A blissful image of the young couple began to form in their minds.
Soon, the dinner ended.
Yana wanted to get hold of Natalie for a chat.
Instead, Hannah held onto Yanaâs hand and said, âYana, donât you have something that you want to ask me about knitting?
Come, Iâll show you now.â
âMom, Iâm not in a hurry-â
âYou arenât, but I am!â With that, Hannah dragged Yana away.
Hans was about to say something when Jason cut in. âHans, last time, you mentioned that you had your eyes on a particular bottle in my wine cabinet, didnât you? Since Iâm in such a good mood, letâs go there and pick a bottle for you. Shall we?â
âDad-â
âWhat is it? You arenât willing to accept my gift?â uttered Jason unhappily.
âNo! Iâm more than happy to accept your gift!â
Hans was not really after his father-in-lawâs wines. He knew Jason was trying to get him away so that Matthew and Natalie could have some time alone.
They were obviously in the Weiss residence, but all of the Weiss family had disappeared in an instant!
This matchmaking session looks so deliberate!
âAre you feeling embarrassed?â asked Matthew in a gentle tone.
Natalie shrugged her shoulders and answered nonchalantly, âIâm all right. As long as Iâm not embarrassed, itâs fine.â