Chapter 341

Caroline waved me off. "Drop it. How are you feeling? Does it hurt anywhere?" I stopped her from placing a hand on my forehead. Then, I said calmly, "I'm fine. What about you? I thought you attended a business social last night. Did anything happen?" She settled down at my bedside and glanced at me before rattling off indignantly, "That bastard, Henry, showed up to my business dinner and bombed my project talk!" My eyes widened in shock. "Did he attend the dinner too? What a coincidence!" "Right? His private room was right next to ours." In disbelief, Caroline added furiously, "I was toasting Mr. Barry Ross when that jerk showed up with his lapdog, Frederick, for no reason and demanded to drink with me. What is wrong with him?" "So? Did you?" "I had to see the big picture as a businesswoman. I entertained him and drank a glass of wine." Caroline angrily slapped her thigh. "But he asked the staff to add two seats to the dinner table after I toasted him. Isn't that maddening?"