324: Chapter 332 Jas Brown Has Disappeared 324: Chapter 332 Jas Brown Has Disappeared “Old lady, look who’s here.” Jonathan Lopez was still unaware that during the brief ti he was out, the three won at ho had sohow misunderstood him.
He excitedly pulled Charles Lewis inside, calling out loudly.
“Sister-in-law, long ti no see, you’re still so beautiful.
Mr.
Lopez is truly a lucky man,” Charles Lewis laughed heartily as he greeted Mrs.
Lopez.
When Mrs.
Lopez saw the two n co in, with no one following behind them, she was a bit puzzled.
She had t Charles Lewis before, even though it had been over a decade, but because Jonathan Lopez often showed her photos of his comrade-in-arms, she recognized him imdiately.
Standing up, Mrs.
Lopez said with a smile, “I’m over fifty now, and my daughter is already married.
No need to ntion whether I’m still beautiful or not, you’re just teasing .”
“Here are our daughters, Gina, Sandra, hurry and greet the guests,” Jonathan Lopez called to his two daughters.
“Hello, Uncle Lewis!” Gina Lopez and Grace Lopez quickly greeted politely.
Seeing Gina and Sandra, even Charles Lewis’s gaze faltered, not because of any improper thoughts, but encountering such identical twin sisters would astound anyone, “Very good, I knew you had twin daughters, but I didn’t expect them to be this grown up and still look so alike.
It’s indeed a delightful sight.”
“This is…
Eh, where did Jas go?” Jonathan Lopez was about to introduce Jas Brown to Charles Lewis, but when he turned around, he found that Jas Brown had disappeared.
Mrs.
Lopez also turned around to look and was equally baffled.
Just monts ago, Jas Brown had been sitting next to Gina, but now he had vanished in the blink of an eye.
Gina was stunned for a mont, and Grace was also confused.
How could soone who was just inside the house have disappeared?
“Maybe he just stepped out,” Gina could only offer an indistinct explanation.
Jonathan Lopez didn’t think much of it, saying with a laugh, “Jas is my son-in-law.
He just stepped out and will be back in a bit.”
Charles Lewis laughed and said, “Your son-in-law is nad Jas?
Ha, what a coincidence, my son-in-law is also nad Jas Brown.”
Jonathan Lopez exclaid in surprise, “Really?
My son-in-law is also called Jas Brown, could it really be such a coincidence?”
This ti even Charles Lewis was surprised, and said, “Yes, yes, Jas Brown.
What a coincidence, as old comrades-at-arms, our sons-in-law even share the sa na.”
At that mont, there was a knock at the door, and everyone turned to look.
Standing at the doorway were two won, one in her fifties and one, a spirited beauty in her twenties – none other than Helen Wilson and her mother.
“Helen Wilson!”
“Gina Lopez!”
At this encounter, both Helen and Gina exclaid in shock.
Neither expected to et each other here, and certainly not with such surprise and panic.
Suddenly, Gina understood why Jas Brown had looked so odd just now and why he had disappeared so abruptly.
He was obviously avoiding Helen’s family.
“You know each other?” Charles Lewis and Jonathan Lopez were both surprised looking at their daughters.
Gina, who after all is a company president, was quicker to respond than Helen, imdiately saying with a smile, “Yes, we both work in YODC City and have had so interactions.”
With Gina leading the way, Helen also managed to regain her composure, adding, “Mhm, we’re quite acquainted with each other.”
Jonathan Lopez and Charles Lewis exchanged glances, then burst into hearty laughter.
Giving Charles Lewis a pat on the shoulder, Jonathan Lopez said, “Mr.
Davis, this is truly a coincidence.
But it’s also our fault.
As old comrades, we should’ve kept in touch.
If our children also kept in touch, our bond would grow even stronger, wouldn’t it?”
Charles Lewis nodded repeatedly, “That’s right, our children know each other, but didn’t know that their fathers are comrades-in-arms.”
After exchanging a few words, Charles Lewis introduced his wife to Gina, and Jonathan Lopez introduced his wife to Helen.
“Today is your sister-in-law’s birthday.
We’re here celebrating her birthday,” Jonathan said.
Upon hearing this, Charles Lewis imdiately exclaid, “That’s such a coincidence!
This is a rare opportunity.
We must stay and have a few more drinks with you all here.”
“Alright, alright, it’s about ti we old buddies had a reunion.
Let’s have a few more drinks.”
Seeing that Jonathan Lopez and Charles Lewis intended to continue drinking right here, the shock on the faces of the sisters, Gina Lopez and Emily Lopez, as well as Helen Wilson was palpable.
If they started drinking and Jas Brown stumbled in by mistake, it would spoil everything.
Even if Jas had slipped out and wouldn’t co back, there was a good chance they would end up talking about him, and that would surely give the ga away.
Besides, Jas Brown’s sudden departure needed so explanation.
After all, it would be extrely rude for a son-in-law to sneak away during his mother-in-law’s birthday celebration.
Gina Lopez was the first to stand up and suggest, “Dad, look, we’re almost done eating here.
We can’t let Uncle Lewis and his family have leftovers.
Let’s change locations, maybe to a bar or karaoke place.
We could have fun and sing at the sa ti; wouldn’t that be better?”
Jonathan Lopez clapped his hands in agreent, saying, “Right, right.
If it were just Mr.
Lewis alone, eating leftovers would be fine, but we’ve also got your aunt and cousin here.
We can’t be eating this stuff.
Let’s move sowhere else to drink.”
Charles Lewis imdiately responded, “No need, no need.
We’ve just finished eating and don’t need more food.
We’ll order a couple more dishes later, and that will do.
The most important thing is for us to chat and have a few drinks together.
The rest doesn’t matter.”
Gina Lopez insisted, “Uncle Lewis, how could we?
That would be so impolite of us.”
Charles Lewis laughed heartily and replied, “My dear niece, if anyone’s being impolite, it’s us.
Coming empty-handed to your mother’s birthday party – isn’t that even more impolite?
What matters most is that our flight is in three hours.
If we head to the airport and all, we’ll only have an hour left.
If we change places now, we’ll spend all that ti on the road.”
Hearing Charles Lewis’s reasoning, Jonathan Lopez then said, “If you’re not picky, Mr.
Davis, let’s just stay here for drinks.
But why the rush?
Can’t you stay one more day?”
Charles Lewis grinned and replied, “I just didn’t expect to see you here.
It’s been more than ten years, and I had no idea you were in this city.
If I had known you were here, I would definitely have stayed a couple more days.”
Jonathan Lopez laughed, “Then just cancel your flight tickets.
You’re not so short on cash, are you, Mr.
Davis?”
Benjamin Woods laughed boisterously, “It’s not about the money; we really do have sothing urgent tomorrow and must rush back.
Anyway, I know where you are now.
I’ll leave my number, and in the future, even if you don’t want to co, I’ll make myself at ho at your place.”
“Well, since that’s the case, let’s have so drinks and chat here.” Jonathan Lopez motioned for everyone to sit down again.
The table in the private room wasn’t very large, just a standard one for eight people, covered with a red velvet cloth that almost touched the ground, with a rotating glass top sitting above it.
Now seven people sat down, with the old comrades-in-arms Jonathan Lopez and Charles Lewis sitting together.
Their wives chatted nearby, and the sisters Gina and Emily sat one on each side of Helen Wilson.
But just as Emily Lopez sat down, she suddenly sprang up, letting out a yelp, as if she had been startled by sothing.
“What’s wrong?” Everyone looked quizzically at Emily Lopez.
Emily Lopez then stuck out her tongue sheepishly and said apologetically, “Sorry, there was a fishbone on my chair, and it pricked .”
Mrs.
Lopez glared at her daughter, saying with displeasure, “You’re such a grown girl, yet still so jumpy.
You’re making us a laughing stock.”
Joan Wilson imdiately chuckled and said, “What’s there to laugh about?
I’m envious of you having such lovely daughters.”
Emily Lopez giggled and then sat down again, lifting the velvet cloth over her legs.
In that brief mont, she saw soone under the table – it was the missing brother-in-law, Jas Brown.
The underside of the table wasn’t entirely empty.
The supports consisted of six wooden posts, and since the hotel was upscale, these table legs were quite thick and sturdy, so the top didn’t wobble.
But because of this construction, the space under the table was reduced.
With everyone naturally stretching their feet under the table, Jas Brown had even less room to hide.
Fortunately, when Jas Brown had sneaked in earlier, he had guessed that Emily Lopez and the others would likely sit on the side near the door, so he deliberately hid there, right under where Emily Lopez was seated.
As soon as Emily Lopez sat down, she inadvertently kicked Jas Brown’s leg.
Feeling soone under the table, her imdiate instinct was to cry out in surprise, but she reacted quickly, surmising that it could very well be her missing brother-in-law hiding underneath.
She quickly covered it up.
Nudging Jas’s foot gently with hers, Emily Lopez really felt like laughing.
The formidable brother-in-law was hiding under the table at that mont, which was simply too amusing.
Jas Brown, wedged between two table legs and shielded by Emily Lopez in front, had nowhere to hide and had to tolerate the kick.
Emily, seemingly up to mischief, kept nudging him with her foot from ti to ti, and bursts of laughter could be heard as she spoke above, clearly enjoying herself.
Being concealed under the table was already a frustrating experience for Jas Brown.
If he had actually been playing the field, hiding there wouldn’t have been unjustified.
But given that his dual identity as a son-in-law was all an act, it was truly an undeserved circumstance.
Suddenly, Jas felt a jab of pain in his lower abdon as Emily Lopez’s foot intruded further, striking right between his legs at a sensitive spot.
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