Mr. Mayfield paused after speaking, surprised to see Yvonne here as well.
Moreover, Yvonne was sitting next to Jonathan, leaning in to light his cigarette. From their entrance point of view, they were awfully close.
Mr. Mayfield shot an instinctive glance at Estelle, feeling the timing of their arrival was just plain horrible.
Jonathan looked up and immediately spotted Estelle in the crowd. He felt uneasy, squinting slightly and removing the cigarette from his mouth.
Yvonne straightened up nonchalantly, stood up, and greeted them with a polite smile, "Hey, so you guys are dining here too?"
Mr. Mayfield responded with a smile, "Yeah. We heard you and Mr. Lamont were here and thought we'd drop by to say hi."
He walked over, poured Jonathan some wine, and said, "Here's to Mr. Lamont for all his help this year."
Jonathan, taking his eyes off Estelle, responded calmly, "No need for formalities."
Mr. Mayfield then made a toast to Charlie, Carson, and others, and the atmosphere gradually warmed up.
As everyone was busy toasting and chatting, Jonathan turned to Estelle. He noticed her pale complexion and she was lost in thought with her head lowered.
He felt a sudden irritation. There was nothing going on, but she had to stumble upon it. Now it seemed like he was always smoking behind her back and even involved Yvonne.
Mr. Mayfield, noticing Estelle still standing there, gently smiled, "Estelle, Mr. Lamont has taken good care of you too. Why don't you make a toast to him too?"
Estelle nodded slightly, walking toward the main seating area, with Carson promptly handing her a wine glass.
She filled her glass, her voice as steady as ever, "Mr. Lamont, here's to you."
Jonathan put down the glass, turned and said, "Since Mr. Mayfield is here, let's all go over. It'll be more fun together."
Mr. Mayfield was pleasantly surprised, "That would be great. "
Everyone stood up, heading towards the next door.
Yvonne trailed behind, turning to Estelle, she said with a smile, "Estelle, I was just lighting Jonathan's cigarette. Don't get the wrong idea."
Estelle appeared calm, "No misunderstanding, you're overthinking."
Yvonne laughed, "Actually, it was me who encouraged Jonathan to try smoking for the first time. I wanted to try it but he wouldn't let me. So I told him to try it while I watched. To prevent me from trying, he started. His first attempt made him choke so much that he teared up. I even teased him about it!"
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