Chapter 2023: Whatever you want to eat, I can afford to treat you

"It won't happen again," Joanna Lawrence immediately promised with a good attitude. "I guarantee it won't happen again. No matter what it is next time, I'll cancel it."

"Can I trust your words? Can I believe you?"

"Of course, my words count. Husband, you should trust me more. Do you see me as someone who doesn't honor their promises?"

Ashton Heath: "What do you think?"

"I think you should trust me." Joanna snuggled into his arms, sat on his lap, hooked her arm around his neck, her eyes soft in the dark. "Consider it my fault for breaking the appointment. To show my apology, let me treat you to dinner tomorrow night, okay?"

"You can invite Yannick and the others as well."

"I haven't seen them for a while either."

"You're treating me?"

"Yes, I am treating you." Joanna, who now held a significant sum in her savings and several properties, felt that she could even afford the most expensive meal.

Ashton raised an eyebrow in apparent interest. "What indeed would you like to eat?"