"Emma!"

"Emma!"

Lizbeth and Adrien simultaneously rose from their chairs.

"You guys?" Emmeline expressed her surprise, "You guys are here too?"

With a cigarette between his lips, Adam narrowed his eyes and remarked, "How can we have a meal without them tagging along?"

"Exactly," Lizbeth chimed in, "Adam didn't mention why he called us here, and now I know that he invited Emma."

"I didn't come for nothing," Adrien smiled, "I was thinking how dull this meal would be with just the three of us!"

"What do you mean?" Lizbeth appeared displeased, "Are you bored of eating with me?"

"How could I dare?" Adrien quickly apologized, "I didn't mean that either."

"That's when we're dining with Adam," Adam shot him a disdainful glance, "Don't you like it?"

"I'm even more afraid," Adrien responded, "I just think the three of us having this dinner feels incomplete. Now that Emma's here, it feels right, but what about Abel?"

Adrien turned towards Emmeline and inquired, "Why didn't Abel come along with you?"

"Abel isn't feeling well," Emmeline explained, "He's resting at home for a couple of days."

don't know this yet, don't you?" Adam

she's now the president of the

aback for a moment and

entrusted me with this responsibility, I couldn't even

him and spoke in

then that Lizbeth noticed Emmeline holding a large, disheveled bouquet of roses and inquired, "Emma, what happened to

a chance to throw

offered, taking the flowers and heading outside to throw them

seat, he noticed Adam's face had turned as dark

as it had appeared quite pale just a moment ago. Why

to dwell on

Adam said, with

down, Emmeline picked up the menu and quickly scanned through it. As she

or not, but

wine?" Adrien turned

whatever wine she wants,"

case, I won't hold back," Emmeline smiled, "I'll

Romanée-Conti?

From 1993?

over two

she followed up by saying, "Make it two

his brain was deprived of

quickly remarked, "Emma understands Adam

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