Chapter 210



Dressing to impress, I finally admitted to myself that I cared about what Ernest thought of me.

After washing my hands and coming back to the dining area, Ernest immediately moved to help me, but I dodged his offer, feigning toughness. "I'm fine."

He didn't insist, just followed me to the table. Besides the dishes he mentioned earlier, there was also a refreshing salad, and a fruit platter added to the spread. Everything looked mouth-watering.

"Ernest, your sister must be really lucky," I said, aiming to acknowledge his efforts in the kitchen.

He remained silent. Remembering his sister's heart condition, a bold idea crossed my mind. "Where's your family from? I mean, where does your sister live?"

He gave me a wary look but didn't respond.

Chewing on my spoon, I teased, "You're being cautious around me too? Afraid I might go there and harm her?"

"Sunnyside, just a small town below Galaxy Harbor," Ernest finally shared, detailing more than I expected.

Nodding, I mentioned, "I got a few days off from work because my boss felt sorry for me."

replied, his tone

stable emotionally, hardly ever showing signs of disturbance. He

wonder about my mysterious boss. "Why do you think my boss is so nice to me? I've

trying to do business

boss' intervention, I might have taken up that deal with Conrad's company. They were quite reputable, and collaborating with them seemed profitable. After all, it's foolish to turn down money

my boss chose to be that fool, pushing away

as if talking cost him

to his terseness, "Do you think my boss is showing me these little

sip of his soup

my

on my face.

Was this his way

you being nice to me, wanting to date me, is it also because

tightened. "Partly, but not

else? We barely knew each other," I reminded him of initial meeting, which was

than a

of a

Ernest

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