Chapter 931

At that moment, Beckett's heart skipped a beat, his eyes nervously fixed on Madeleine. "Honey... shall we go home?" Madeleine replied coolly, "No, I already made plans to have dinner with friends." "Friends? Which friends? Do I know them?" Beckett feigned ignorance, though guilt gnawed at him. Madeleine shot him a glance. "Do I need your approval to go out with friends now?" "..." Beckett took a deep breath, his mind racing for the right words to avoid upsetting her further. "Don’t worry, Mr. Beach. We’re just keeping Xinyan company for dinner," Yu Buyu chimed in with a reassuring smile. Carl quickly nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I’ll be there too. No need to worry." Beckett gave Carl a strained smile that didn’t reach his eyes—his silent warning clear. *That’s exactly why I’m worried.* "Mr. Beach, you’re not *that* controlling, are you?" Ling Xiaoxiao, the girl who practiced mixed martial arts, widened her eyes in exaggerated shock. "Xinyan, maybe you should just go home if he doesn’t t