Chapter 371

Joseph's POV As the day ended and I left the office, Eleanor's attitude remained serious. Antonio promised to help me, saying he'd try to arrange a meetup with Ava this week. So I headed to George's Restaurant to meet my friends at our favorite place, hoping they could update me on Ava. "Look who finally decided to return!" Ryan stood as I approached. Everyone was already waiting. "Gentlemen, it's been too long." I greeted each of them, surprised to see Nate there despite his incomplete recovery. "Nate, good to see you." "I wouldn't miss your welcome back dinner," he smiled, raising his glass. "Glad to see you're doing better," I said sincerely. "Eleanor nearly drove me insane. Did you manage to convince her not to resign?" Nate asked. "Of course. I couldn't survive without that crazy girl!" He laughed at my response. "Good, because she couldn't survive without you either!" Nate joked. "Joseph, just ask what you want to know," Draven gave me a knowing look. I couldn't deny what interes