stopped in front of Romina, pulled her behind him, and frowned at Jericho. “You actually dare to raise your hand against your own wife?”
“I wasn’t really going to hit her…”
Jericho’s voice suddenly dropped several degrees.
“Then why did you just raise your hand? The men of the Bowman family stand tall and proud; their hands are only for their enemies. Who taught you to raise your hand against your own wife?”
Joaquin’s expression was icy cold to the extreme, and his voice was much lower than usual.
“Mr. Bowman, Ms. Sandoval and I were just chatting, and she suddenly hit me. Jericho just wanted to stand up for me, but he didn’t hit Ms. Sandoval. Please don’t me him.”
There was a hint of grievance in Nadine’s voice, and after it fell on everyone’s ears, all eyes turned to her.
Joaquin nced back at Romina, asking in confusion, “Did you hit her?”
Romina lifted her gaze and met the eyes of the man standing before her.
She nodded without hesitation and stated bluntly, “Yes.”
Her response was concise and to the point, without the slightest hint of evasion.
Nadine’s gaze fell upon the two of them, and she couldn’t help but let a faint smile curl at the corners of her lips.
Joaquin was known for his upright and principled nature; he would surely stand up for her.
Just as she was waiting for Joaquin to scold Romina, the man suddenly turned around and faced her in-
stead.
Nadine’s smile hadn’t even faded from her face before she met the man’s chilling, icy gaze.
The smile at the corner of her lips froze instantly, “Mr. Joaquin, Jericho, you both heard her admit it herself. Don’t you think I deserve an exnation? After all, I’m a guest of the Bowman family…”
“Did Ms. Lambert say something she shouldn’t have, which provoked Ms. Sandoval?” Joaquin’s voice
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was deep. “Otherwise, why would Ms. Sandoval hit you?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Romina instinctively nced in the man’s direction.
A trace of surprise flickered in her eyes, mixed with a faint gentleness.
This look had already been caught by Jericho, who was standing in front of her.
His expression darkened noticeably. “No matter what, you can’t just hit someone, can you?”
“If you know you can’t hit people, then why did you just raise your hand?”
Joaquin showed him no courtesy at all, openly siding with Romina.
Just as Jericho was about to say something else, Lenora’s voice came from behind: “It’s time to eat.”
Joaquin nced at the two people in front of him, then fixed his gaze on Romina, took her by the arm, and led her inside.
Lenora, witnessing this scene, was suddenly taken aback.
Her gaze lingered on their hands, and her brows involuntarily furrowed.
When she looked back at Jericho, his eyes were filled with coldness.
During the meal, Jericho’s father, Kolby Bowman, also returned. He sat across from Jericho and Romi- na, showing concern for both of them.
When it came to discussing their current situations, no one said a word.
In recent years, Kolby had been managing overseas projects. He had only heard that his son and daugh- ter–inw were getting divorced, but he hadn’t expected things to be so tense.
His gaze, intentionally or not, fell on Nadine, who was sitting next to Kashton.
At first nce, with the child between them, Romina seemed almost like an outsider.
“Here, have some more…”
As the atmosphere grew a bit tense, Jericho served dishes to both Nadine and Kashton.
But he didn’t serve anything to Romina.
The favoritism was obvious.
Romina’s gaze fell on the food in Nadine and Kashton’s bowls, her expression growing darker.
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This man certainly knew how to put her in an awkward position.
It wasn’t enough for him to parade this woman around; he also had to embarrass her in front of the Bowman family.
At that moment, Joaquin, who was sitting across from Romina, suddenly picked up his fork and served her a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs.
“This is your favorite.”
As soon as he spoke, everyone’s attention shifted to Joaquin and Romina.
Shock was written all over Lenora and Kolby’s faces.
Romina could naturally feel everyone’s gaze. She instinctively lowered her eyes, staring at the sweet and sour pork ribs in her bowl, suddenly unsure of what to do.
She even suspected that Joaquin had done it on purpose.
He was deliberately trying to embarrass Jericho, pping him in the face on her behalf.
The man across from her curled his lips into a slight smile, ignoring the shocked looks from everyone else, picked up his ss of red wine, and took a gentle sip.
The smile on his face lingered, refusing to fade.
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