Hendrix stared straight at me, and I tried to explain to cover my embarrassment, "I was just curious. How about you help me ask him instead?"

"Did you?" Hendrix asked Josiah.

Josiah almost fell off his seat. He looked at us in disbelief, "Couples indeed act alike! You two, leave, now."

As I knew I wouldn't get anything out from Josiah, I stopped harassing him.

On the other hand, Hendrix held onto my arm and pulled me out of Josiah's office. It seemed like he went to Josiah's office wanting to meet me. I followed closely behind him, wondering how he might react to what happened just then.

Hendrix didn't say anything even when we got in the car. He seemed mad at me, but at the same time, he didn't look mad.

I couldn't figure him out, so I asked instead, "Have you eaten anything?" It was just in time for dinner.

He didn't reply to me. Following that was a long silence.

Fifteen minutes later, he pulled up at a restaurant's parking lot. He then got out of the car, and I trotted behind him.

seat, Hendrix finally looked at me and said something,

the feeling that he might throw a fit later on, even though I wasn't sure what got under his

didn't take long for the dishes to be served. I wasn't that hungry anyway, so

fast eater. But he seemed to have slowed down a little under my gaze. He looked up, and as our eyes met, he smirked, "Are you planning to

immediately

why are you looking at

straightened up my posture

eyebrows at me as he asked, "Is there something

nodded and began to explain. "There are a lot of problems going on with Advancer Tech. Even though the factory in the

"Is

matter-of-fact response threw me

Josiah's parents were remarkable figures in Jarold City. I

wondered how his parents would react to the unplanned

seem to be very interested

said, "It's nothing. I just got reminded of it, so I wanted to ask about it. There's no deeper meaning to it." He lowered his gaze

I didn't have much appetite, he stopped eating and got us out of the restaurant. He then went straight

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