Very soon, Jodie placed two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table and urged the Davenport father and daughter to take their seats. Only then did she open her mouth to ask,
"Uncle Joseph, what brings you here today? And with Sierra too? Surely you didn't come all this way just for a meal?"
Joseph didn't bother to hide his intentions and spoke frankly.
"The company's run into some trouble. I was actually going to ask your father for a loan. But he said he's not in the mood lately. Claimed you and your sister have been staying out all day and refusing to come home, and that he's just an old man, alone and disheartened, with no energy to deal with company affairs."
One was a businessman facing financial hardship; the other, blocked by familial estrangement.
Coincidentally, Sierra had a good relationship with the Murphy sisters.
Kosdy was interested, and Joseph was willing. One spark of cooperation, and here they were.
