Chapter 1280

Noting the strange atmosphere, Martin hurriedly butted in to lighten the atmosphere. "As everyone is here, I will order them to serve us our meals." He tapped the bell, prompting a waiter to come in a moment later. "You may start serving." Martin instructed. "Yes, sir," the waiter said. Kelly was also able to sense the awkwardness. She quickly got up and poured wine into everyone's cups. Just then, the waiter began to serve them their food. "Let's all raise our glasses to Nicole, Harvey, and Kelly." Martin took the lead in toasting them. Everyone then raised their glasses in response, and that was when Martin said, "Welcome back." "Thank you." Nicole looked at Martin and thanked him, with Harvey and Kelly doing the same right after. "You are the guests of honor today, so make yourselves comfortable." Martin sensed that everyone was rather uptight, resulting in a palpable tension of sorts, so he tried to liven it up. "The man whom you said was tailing you at the airport has exp