Chapter 81: Learn to Protect Yourself

"Do you need the car? I drove your car, so how will you go?" Leo asked. "I have two cars," Nicola replied, tossing him the keys. Leo caught the keys and gave a thumbs up. "Aren't you going to stay a bit longer?" Perhaps because the empty room lacked a man's presence, Nicola felt a bit reluctant for Leo to leave. "No, my grandmother told me that when a boy is out, he must learn to protect himself." "Get lost!" Nicola threw a pillow at him playfully. Leo left in his Porsche, heading to Sophia's company. She had called him earlier to pick her up, saying there was a dinner tonight with Cousin Lily's husband, Max, hosting. The reason for the dinner was simple—Max had been promoted to a high position in his department, and his wife, Lily, was now the sales director of a subsidiary under the Azure Cloud Group. With such good news, they couldn't let it pass without a celebratory dinner. Max also invited Jessica and Martin, but Jessica was playing mahjong with her sisters, and Martin h