Chapter 426 Does He like You?

Maverick's intention was never good.

The tables had turned, and now he lost his upper hand.

Zane still felt that it was not enough to vent his anger. He grabbed the cup in the nurse's hand and smashed it.

A bunch of beautiful flowers turned into a dirty mess.

However, Zane's mood wasn't any better, and it was even worse.

It was only today that Zane deeply understood that situations prevailed. Now he paid such a heavy price for that.

He lost the company that he had managed with great difficulty and the investment of the Kamo family. Thinking of all this, Zane felt his injured forehead begin to ache violently again, like a sharp knife, deeply inserted and stirred in his head.

He could not accept it. There must be a way to reverse the losses.

At that time, three of the four big families of City C had gone bankrupt, leaving only the Croke family unaffected. Although his family also relied on the Waller family, compared with the other families, it was the most innocent.

For so many years, the Croke family was not close to the other three families, and it had the intention of developing alone.

Right now, Gabriel, the person who was in charge of the Croke family, was a badass with a great perspective. Although the other three families were all going through tremendous turbulence, the Croke family was completely unaffected.

Gabriel, who had been steadily advancing, had already consolidated the power of the Croke family.

Zane thought for a moment and asked his assistant to contact Gabriel.

He wanted to meet Gabriel. Even if he could not successfully win Gabriel over, he had to create an enemy for Maverick.

...

In City C, of course, they had to taste the authentic specialty dishes here, so Everly drove to a restaurant with a good environment and taste.

Everly ordered food in the name of her brother Hendrix. After entering, she was arranged to be in a private room on the second floor. The view here was good, and the courtyard in the restaurant was also an eye-candy.

Sofia went to several places with Everly today, and she was in a good mood. "Thank you, Everly. As expected, I had a unique trip experience with you. I hope you can go to Italy someday. That is my hometown, and I will take you to enjoy the beauty of it."

When it came to Italy, Everly's expression was a little unnatural, and she instinctively rejected it.

However, even though it flashed by, it was caught by Soraya.

Sophia was intentional.

She also knew why. The good impression that Italy had left Maverick might have been ruined by the Kamo family. Even if she received a great favor, she could not stand being provoked like this.

Yes, Sofia was not only a hacker, but also a pioneer painter, but her identity was revealed for a hidden purpose.

Looking at Everly's smile, Sofia was very sure that now in Everly's heart, Sofia should have become a friend and the relationship had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Everly took her as a soulmate because there were many common topics in painting. In addition, Everly admired the knowledge that Sofia learned.

If it wasn't for the fact that she had something to do, Sofia would be willing to be friends with Everly, but unfortunately...

After the meal, Everly planned to drive Sofia back to the hotel. However, just as they went down to the first floor, she did not expect to run into Gabriel.

Everly was not familiar with him. They just had a few talks before. This man had a similar temperament to Maverick. The sharpness between his brows was even greater than the last time. Just by looking at him, she felt a sense of distance and did not want to get close.

Everly didn't want to greet him. She guessed that he would not respond, so she planned to shift her gaze directly. Unexpectedly, Gabriel took the initiative to speak, "Miss Everly, are you satisfied with the service here?"

Everly was stunned.

"I hope I'm not out of line. I was just asking. I hope that the restaurant can do better next time." Gabriel spoke in a tone that was not as cold as he looked. On the contrary, it gave people the impression that he was approachable.

However, when Everly thought about it, the word itself was used on the superior. It was just a gesture of ridicule, but when she spoke, she returned a polite smile and said, "Very good. It was a very pleasant experience."

This was Gabriel's place. Everly felt that she would probably not come again.

After all, they were not close friends, so Everly didn't want to make small talk with him anymore. "I still have something to do, so I'll be leaving."

Gabriel nodded and turned away like a gentleman, indicating for them to go ahead.

"Does he like you?" Sophia asked, a little curious.

"No, it's not what you think. I barely know him. It's just a normal chat with an unfamiliar guy." Everly thought it was ridiculous.

Everly didn't know why Sofia would have thought of this. She thought it might be because Sofia was a wild foreigner. Although Everly spent a few years in the United States, she was not affected at all.

Just as Everly and Sofia just got in the car and were about to leave, a car stopped at the front door of the restaurant, and Zane got out of the car.

There was still a band-aid on his forehead, and he was sitting in a wheelchair. It was hard not to notice.

As the car drove towards them, Everly subconsciously slowed down and took a few more glances.

Zane did not find her. He pushed the wheelchair into the restaurant with a gloomy face.

The car stopped.

Everly said, "I'm sorry, Sofia. Please wait for me in the car. I seem to have something left in the restaurant. I'll go get it right away."

"It's fine. Hurry back."

After Everly hurriedly got out of the car, Sofia, who was sitting in shotgun, revealed a meaningful smile.

She knew the man in the wheelchair just now. She knew that man was Chinese, who had worked with Amor and wanted to enter the market of Italy. Sofia had intercepted his messages and had once hacked his phone. However, she found no useful information, so she gave up. Later on, that man upgraded his phone's privacy defense. It was not easy to hack into his phone invisibly.

Everly hurriedly went down. Was it the reason she thought of?

She thought Everly was bold and loved Maverick.

Zane knew that Gabriel was here, so he came to stop Gabriel.

It was easy to reject someone on the phone, but it was not easy to reject someone face to face. In short, cheeky people could take the upper hand.

At this time, Zane couldn't care about dignity.

Gabriel was not surprised when he saw Zane. He even smiled, but it was obvious that it was not a kind smile.

"You're welcome to dinner whenever you want. But I think there are some things you shouldn't mention."

Gabriel directly cut to the quick.

He had always been looking out for himself and did not want to be involved in other people's family affairs. Ever since Maverick returned to the country, Gabriel had been avoiding him. Even when the Kahl family and the Rice family went down, he did not step in.

It was because he felt that it was a short-sighted act. He didn't want to provoke a mad "lion".

Now was the same reason. He didn't want to provoke a dog on the edge of madness.

In Gabriel's heart, Zane was just a dog.

It was destined to fail. Zane was already hopeless. Maverick would never let him get away with it.

Although he looked down on Zane and might have cursed Zane in his heart, he was an adult and he could play it cool.

Gabriel instructed the restaurant manager to add a cutlery set.

Zane sat in the wheelchair with a glum face.