Chapter 30 His Considerate Words And Actions

Upon entering the restaurant, Michaela realized that Jonathan had picked a fondue shop.

As a hard core foodie, fondue was her top favorite.

When she was gazing at the falling rain through her office windows earlier on, a big pot of piping hot cheese fondue was what she was craving.

Great minds think alike! Suddenly, Michaela did not find Jonathan as annoying and frightening as he was before. In fact, she thought that he was quite friendly.

The change in perception made her feel more at ease. As soon as they entered the restaurant, someone came up to them and collected the umbrella from Jonathan’s hand. At the same time, he addressed him reverently, “Mr. Xander.”

 

“Hi, just go ahead and carry on with your work. We’ll head upstairs ourselves.”

He did not want to be bothered by anyone when he had the chance to spend quality time with Michaela.

 

“Noted.”

As the restaurant manager retreated, he took a glance at her.

Subsequently, Jonathan led Michaela to the second floor. They walked past a row of private rooms, took a few turns, and arrived at one with a striking wooden carving on its door.

Mich in My Heart.

She hesitated to take a step forward. A peculiar feeling rose within her but vanished a moment later.

“What’s wrong?” he saw her gaze fall on the block of wood and asked the obvious.

His voice snapped her back to her senses. Michaela shook her head and said, “Nothing.”

Meanwhile, a hand appeared from behind and turned the knob to open the door right before her.

it on purpose,

“Okay.”

strode into the room, not realizing

thirty people at any one time.

pot of hot tea, whereas Michaela made her way to the French windows by

always found them

the rain, she was also captivated by the hustle and bustle of the vibrant city. Cars zoomed past the busy roads, and the pedestrians quickened their steps to get to their destinations; everyone seemed

so engrossed in the eventful scenes unfolding before her eyes until a

Jonathan waved at her. “Come on over and try the tea that

“Thank you, Mr. Jonathan.”

he was a stranger. On the other hand, she spoke casually to

Am I that old?

darkened. Right when Michaela was about to take another sip, a crisp voice said sarcastically, “I remember clearly that back in the days, you refused to use honorifics when Old Mr. Simmons insisted that you do so when talking to me. Ironically, you’ve

Cough… cough…

brought up the past. She choked on a gulp of warm tea and started coughing violently

his head helplessly when he saw that she was all tensed up. He knew that he was growing

for the cup of tea with you,” he said languidly as he approached

panicked if he

repulsed by the honorific terms back in the day. Moreover, she was going through a rebellious stage then. Due to that, she even threatened

time, she was reluctant to acknowledge him as an elder because he was

an elephant’s memory to remember

cursing him in her head, the restaurant manager knocked on the

serve an array of gourmet dishes, he intended to leave two waiters in the room to wait on the duo. However, his suggestion was rejected by Jonathan. The manager was astounded to see the latter rolling up his sleeves, ready

a special

good at pairing the cheeses and keeping the burner at the most

time dinner was over, it was

Mr. Jonathan after all. I’m supposed to treat him to this meal, but I clearly ate

with an excuse to go downstairs, wanting to foot the bill. The manager saw her and asked immediately, “Is there anything that I can help you

me

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