Chapter 337 - 337 337 Covert Official Announcement

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Chapter 337: Chapter 337: Covert Official Announcement Chapter 337: Chapter 337: Covert Official Announcement That very night after dining with Scarlett Jennings. Luca Jennings, who only reposted industry news on social media, broke his usual pattern and posted a personal update once again. The picture was an overhead view of a city nightscape from the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling window, where he and Scarlett had the meal together. On the table, there was even a firework cake specially prepared for children. Still without any text, yet it seemed to express a thousand words. Donovan Jennings was the first to comment, not saying anything but simply posting three smiley emojis in a row, a perfect smile with a profound meaning. As usual, Lucas Jennings shouted: [Ahhh, Uncle, weren’t you on a business trip? How did you end up at my sister’s place?] Old Sir Jiang just liked the post directly. Adam Jennings thought for a moment and then liked it as well. Then came likes from other Jiang Family members, as well as other business associates. Originally, everyone’s social media posts were solely about documents related to the summit. In contrast, Luca Jennings’ photo stood out uniquely amidst the serious and formal updates. Thus, everyone became aware of what Luca Jennings was up to instead of attending the evening business dinners. And everyone also saw how handsome Luca Jennings’ daughter looked. Though he didn’t say anything, somehow everyone understood his message. Comment after comment praised the father-daughter resemblance and how close they were, how outstanding the daughter was, and so on. Luca Jennings, originally perturbed by some pestering romantic nuisances and human traffickers, felt increasingly healed with each new like and complimentary comment, enjoying it very much. He even went through the trouble of looking through nearly a thousand likes, then felt somewhat displeased shortly after. Samuel Chalmers hadn’t liked his post. Was he holding some kind of grudge against his future father-in-law?? Just as Luca Jennings was pondering this, Samuel Chalmers’ long-overdue like notification finally arrived. Accompanied by a short comment. [Samuel Chalmers: Nice cake.] As for why it was nice, he didn’t say. When this comment was posted, many thought they were seeing things. They couldn’t believe such a “nonsensical” remark would come from Samuel Chalmers. After all, liking posts in social media didn’t seem like something this Young Master Samuel would do. Those unaware couldn’t help but wonder if the Chalmers Family and the Jennings Family were about to make some major joint movement?? Then, you see, Luca Jennings rarely replied to a comment. [Luca Jennings replied to Samuel Chalmers: Scarlett likes it.] Luca Jennings actually wanted to “poke” at Samuel Chalmers a bit more. Because he suddenly realized, apart from the Jiang Family, almost no one in their circle knew that Samuel Chalmers and Scarlett were dating, and Samuel Chalmers never shared any personal photos with Scarlett on social media. If it were in the past, Luca Jennings would have found this normal, as he also didn’t like sharing personal photos on social media. But now that Samuel Chalmers had become Scarlett’s boyfriend, Luca Jennings suddenly felt it was not right. It was one thing to keep it private, but for the people in their circle to not know that Samuel Chalmers and Scarlett were dating made it seem as though his daughter was not getting the proper respect. It’s all over the internet, isn’t it? To see if your boyfriend seriously considers your relationship, you should look at whether he’s willing to make it public in his social circle. While Luca Jennings had his thoughts, it was ultimately the young couple’s matter, and as a parent, he shouldn’t interfere too much, which left him somewhat frustrated for a moment. Fortunately, Samuel Chalmers was very considerate. He quickly replied, [Next time I’ll order it for her.] This one sentence was like an indirect official announcement of their relationship within the circle. Luca Jennings felt instantly relieved, casting aside all thoughts of undesirable suitors and troublemakers. But little did he know, Samuel Chalmers in another city, after replying to a comment he previously would have deemed a waste of time, not only did not find this form of “socializing” troublesome but also began looking through his photo album earnestly. Then, he realized that the album didn’t contain any photos related to him or Scarlett Jennings at all. As for dining together, there were only two dinners the two of them shared. One was when she fell asleep in the home study and he asked her to stay for dinner. The other was that time at the film and television city. Both dinners were as ordinary as could be, with no candlelight or fresh flowers, let alone city night views or fireworks cakes. As a “boyfriend,” or even a fiancé, this was clearly inappropriate. Thinking of this, Samuel Chalmers silently took note of it in his heart. Next time, for sure. ... Samuel Chalmers and Luca Jennings were oblivious to the extent of the shock their interaction had caused within the circle. Odessa saw the news a bit late. Upon seeing the photo in Luca Jennings’s circle of friends, her first reaction was irritation. She had not expected Scarlett to be in North City as well! And Luca Jennings, too busy to come over to see her when she was injured, but turning around to take that little wretch Scarlett out for dinner! He truly didn’t have her in his heart at all! Looking at that group photo, Odessa was consumed with jealousy, grinding her teeth in silent resentment. She couldn’t help but think how wonderful it would be if she were in Scarlett’s place in the photo. Sharing a romantic dinner with Luca Jennings and seeing him openly post their picture in his circle of friends was a scene Odessa dreamed about. What she could only dream of, Scarlett obtained without effort. Odessa felt there was indeed a reason for her hatred towards Scarlett. While Odessa despised Scarlett to the point of agony, it just so happened that Luca Jennings’s assistant appeared at that time. He primarily came to report the results of today’s negotiation with the TV show crew to her. The final compensation agreed upon with the show crew was two million. This was eight million less than the ten million Odessa had demanded. “This is President Jennings’s intention,” he specifically mentioned Luca Jennings. Odessa didn’t say anything. Because she had anticipated this outcome from the start. Initially, she had refused the TV show crew’s care and compensation and even demanded ten million in compensation from them as an excuse to seek Luca Jennings’s help to deal with her matters. She also understood that Luca Jennings definitely would not handle such minor matters personally and, according to his way of doing things, wouldn’t allow her to exploit the Jennings name to demand an excessive amount of compensation beyond the actual circumstances. So she had anticipated this outcome. And because of this outcome, she was able to logically move on to the next step. After sending Luca Jennings’s assistant away, Odessa reorganized her emotions and dialed Luca Jennings’s number again. The moment the phone call connected, Odessa immediately spoke to Luca Jennings with a very distressed tone, “Big brother, Assistant Lin helped me secure two million in compensation, he said this was your decision, I know I’ve caused trouble for you, but I asked for ten million for a reason! I was injured in the TV show and wanted you to come to see me, to give me support, and I understand that you’re busy, you need to accompany Scarlett for dinner, take care of Scarlett, I also understand that, but I am your family too, even if you’re not attentive to my matters, you shouldn’t let the assistant dismiss my matters like this...” As she spoke, her voice even began to choke up. In the past, Odessa had always been proper around the Jennings family, and she had never spoken loudly to him, this big brother, let alone complain in such an outburst. Luca Jennings was somewhat surprised, but that was all. He didn’t think there was anything improper about the way he had asked his assistant to handle the situation. But still, he patiently asked, “What’s your reason?” Hearing Luca Jennings’s words, a triumphant smile curled on the lips of Odessa on the other end of the phone, but her voice remained filled with grievance and suppression, and she deliberately put on a troubled tone, “I can’t explain it clearly over the phone... I’ll come to see you tomorrow and tell you face to face, alright?” On the other end of the phone, Luca Jennings was silent for a long while before he finally responded to her in a deep voice, “Alright.”

Chapter 337 - 337 337 Covert Official Announcement

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