Chapter 166 Jasmine

I did not really care if he actually meant it or not. He just needed to say it in front of his confidants. So, I stood up and bowed to Patton, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Mr. Patton." The stiff atmosphere was much more relaxed after that exchange between us. The confidant who asked me the question nodded at me apologetically as well. I smiled at him. While I was not completely unaffected by their suspicions, I was in their territory, after all. I was fine bearing with something minor like that. Otherwise, I would not have accepted Patton's invitation. Probably because they wanted to change the topics and relax the atmosphere, they started to chat idly after that. Patton's confidants were mostly men, but three of them were women. One of those women seemed very focused on me. I could feel her constantly stealing glances at me. However, it was not a friendly glance. I grew up receiving malicious glances from people around me, so I was sensitive to it. Furtherm