Chapter 161

Jacob quickly put down the watering can and jogged over. "Miss Claire, what's wrong?" "Where's the driver?" "He had an emergency at home, asked for leave for a few days." "What? Couldn't he have picked a better time?" Claire glared at Jacob like it was his fault. She didn't drive, and walking out from here would take at least an hour. After glancing down the hill, she let out a sigh and started walking. While Claire was still trudging along like a poor soul, Ethan had already arrived at the office. "Mr. Hunt, Miss Eve from Walker Group called early this morning. She invited you to have breakfast with her. It's at that café ‘Tea Point' near the office." So early? Ethan remembered Eve had been in charge of their last project negotiation, and even signed the contract with James. He figured maybe her boss wanted to meet. Plus, he hadn't had breakfast either. "Let the meeting room know—push the morning meeting back by half an hour." "Yes, sir." The café wasn't far—just about a kilometre fro