疯狂夺金

Chapter 317 - 317: A Reasonable Explanation

He knew that since things had already come to this, the worst outcome would be Freya finding out about his identity.

If he didn’t go in now, it was very likely to attract even more suspicion, so he might as well face it head-on.

After entering the restaurant, Connor randomly found a seat and sat down.

After hesitating for a moment, Freya also sat beside Connor and asked him softly, “Connor, what’s going on? Are these people really here for you?”

“Of course not…”

Connor shook his head and explained, “These people must have misunderstood my relationship with Thomas Morgan, so they came to curry favor with me. Actually, I don’t have that much influence…”

“But…”

Freya no longer believed Connor’s words. She opened her mouth to speak.

But at this moment, Tristan walked up to Connor with a wine glass and said with a smile, “Mr. McDonald, you’re finally back!”

Connor looked up at Tristan, then frowned and asked, “Do we know each other?”

Tristan didn’t feel embarrassed at all after hearing Connor’s words. Instead, he looked at Connor with a faint smile and said softly, “Mr. McDonald, you may not know me, but I know you. I’m Tristan from Travio Corporation!”

“Oh!”

Connor looked at Tristan and nodded, not saying anything.

Tristan seemed to understand what Connor meant and said in a low voice, “Mr. McDonald, 1 came here today mainly to celebrate John’s birthday. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be heading back now!”

“Alright!”

When Connor heard Tristan’s words, he heaved a long sigh of relief. He was really worried that Tristan would say something he shouldn’t.

Tristan turned his head and smiled at Freya before turning around to leave.

After Tristan left, the other businessmen ran to Connor and started chatting with him.

After all, they came here today for Connor.

Therefore, when they saw Connor return, they would definitely come over and say something to Connor to prove that they were here. They wanted to make an appearance so that Connor would know of their existence.

However, what Connor did not expect was that these people seemed to be doing it on purpose. They never once talked about his identity.

This also made Connor feel much more relaxed. Otherwise, if these people exposed him in front of Freya, things would get a little troublesome.

Meanwhile, Freya had been sitting quietly beside Connor. She was utterly confused. She really could not understand what was going on!

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed.

People came and went in the restaurant. After a batch left, a new batch would arrive.

Moreover, after these people entered the restaurant, they only said a few words to John and then ran to Connor’s side to introduce themselves. It was as if the person celebrating today was not John, but Connor.

However, John was also very happy because these people who came to congratulate him were basically the top 100 richest people in Davenport. Each of them was worth tens of billions.

Moreover, these people were very generous. The birthday gifts they gave were all expensive.

There were antiques, calligraphy, paintings, cars, and watches. John’s hands were already numb from receiving gifts, so he didn’t have the mood to care about anything else.

Gabriel Phillips and Brooklyn Phillips stood rooted to the ground with dull eyes. They could not help but think of the gifts they had received on their birthday. They were worlds apart from the gifts that John was receiving!

Naturally, Sean did not stay idle. Using his identity as Connor’s father-in-law, he began to chat with the business big shots present.

Sean didn’t have the chance to get to know these people even if he wanted to!

He would definitely make good use of this opportunity today.

“Connor, come out with me. I have something to tell you!”

The more Freya thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and said to Connor.

When Connor heard Freya’s words, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes. He knew that some things would come eventually.

Connor followed Freya to the main hall of the restaurant.

“Connor, what’s going on with these people today? Are you hiding something from me?”

Freya found a quiet corner and stopped, asking Connor anxiously.

In fact, in Freya’s eyes, everything today had already exceeded her imagination. Previously, Connor said that he knew Thomas because he had saved him. However, just because of this relationship, it was not enough for all these business big shots to come and look for Connor, right?

Moreover, the relationship between these business big shots and Connor was not as simple as just them knowing each other. Freya could clearly feel that these people were here today to curry favor with Connor!

Therefore, Freya felt that there was definitely something fishy about today’s matter.

Connor looked at Freya and hesitated for a while before saying softly, “Freya, actually, I don’t know these people either…”

“Since you don’t know these people, why are they here looking for you?”

Freya replied softly.

“These people came to look for me mainly because of a project in Thomas’s hands. The news about me asking Thomas to invest in your company has spread throughout Davenport, so people have a misunderstanding about my relationship with him. Thomas has a project in his hands right now. This project seems to be very profitable. Many people want to cooperate with him, but they can’t find the opportunity to contact him. If 1 put in a good word for them in front of Thomas, he would let them participate in this project. But in actual fact, Thomas wouldn’t listen to me at all. Back then, he only invested in your company because he saw the development potential of your company…”

Connor had just thought of this excuse. He felt that this was the only explanation that could convince Freya.

As for whether Freya believed him or not, that was up to fate.

Freya looked at Connor and was silent for a couple of seconds before saying softly, “Is what you said true?”

“Of course, it’s true. If I had such great influence, why would I still be delivering food?”

Freya seemed to believe him, so he quickly added.

“Then, did you reject my grandfather last night because of these people?” Freya hesitated for a moment before asking Connor.

“It has nothing to do with them!”

Connor shook his head without thinking.

“Then, why did you reject my grandfather?”

Freya asked in confusion.

“Because I don’t want your family to look down on me. I want to rely on my own efforts to support you!”

Connor explained seriously.

“You don’t have to worry about my family looking down on you now. With so many big shots coming to look for you at the same time, even the Lawsons don’t have this much power!”

Freya looked at Connor and couldn’t help but sigh.

At this moment, Freya’s mood was much better because she felt that Connor’s explanation was quite reasonable. Moreover, so many big shots were here today because of Connor, which meant that the Phillips Family had gained some limelight. She could also hold her head up high. As long as Connor was not hiding anything from her, Freya was very satisfied with this outcome.

Furthermore, after experiencing this incident, Freya’s impression of Connor had changed drastically.

She felt that as long as a normal person had such connections, they would definitely be very arrogant. However, Connor could still keep a low profile. Just this point alone made him someone who was above many others!

“Freya, Connor, why are you two here? The president of Reus Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Ferris, wants to see Connor. The two of you should go back in!”

At this moment, Sean ran out of the restaurant and hurriedly shouted at Freya and Connor.

“Okay, Dad!”

Freya turned around and replied softly. She then looked at Connor and said, “Connor, let’s go back in!”

“Okay!”

Connor nodded lightly and walked into the hall..