Leonel raised his eyebrows.

He proceeded to list the dishes slowly in English, one by one, and then asked, "Can you hear them clearly now? You work in such an upscale French restaurant, yet you don't understand any French. This is kind of unacceptable."

Ryan's face flushed with embarrassment.

Leonel's initial comment might have come across as teasing, but he then offered a gentle smile and clarified, “By the way, she's my wife. I'm actually the adopted son of my wife's parents."

Ryan's face grew even redder, his embarrassment deepening.