Chapter 28

CELINE’S POV

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“This restaurant has earned a reputation for having oxcollent food…” Blade

remarked as he sat down and handed me the menu with an excited smile on

his face.

As I took the menu from his hand, I nervously bit the lower part of my lip. My

scowl deepened as I looked over the list of the foods that were on the menu.

Each individual dish cost not lower than forty–five dollars to purchase. It was

too terrifying to order cuisine of this kind in this establishment.

“A penny for your thoughts?” The guy asked me, undoubtedly realizing that I

was hesitating to order. “Is there something that’s not quite right?”

“No way, not even close…” I smiled awkwardly as I handed back the menu to

him. This guy is here to swindle a lunch out of me, isn’t he? How did he even

find a place this remote? My wallet was already crying at the prices on this

menu.

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Blade took the menu from me and proceeded to place an order for some of

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the restaurant’s most well–known and pricey meals, which resulted in several

hundred dollars in charges,

I also asked the walter if he might assist me In charging my phone, telling

him that I needed to get in touch with somebody really important.

When everything that Blade ordered had finally been delivered, he began to

dig in and I just stayed there watching him, unable to touch any dish.

“This taste is to die for. Come on, help yourself to it…” Blade gave me a

offered me to try one

of me.

mouth twitched and I tried the wild

of me, and I nodded in agreement that it was

before tears started to

and I have shared meals,

but this

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when he noticed my unpleasant

tasting the wild salmon.

I heaved a sigh, forcing a smllo at him. “Oh,

it. Just go

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napkin, and

his face. “What’s your name?” he asked, pushing

him making me

did–tasted one or two spoonful of each of the dishes,

he’s done?

is Celine…” I spoke in a low voice.

said before leaning

money, and I couldn’t take it. I couldn’t believe it! For a poor person like me

such

extravagant and wasteful.

you?” He

the table, which caused him to flinch, and

widened as he gazed at

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I hadn’t picked you up at the airport, I probably would

were just any random person searching for something

a single meal in this restaurant can cost several

for him to respond, but his face remained

was saying. “You took at most two bites

If I’m

the money to support you, so if you’d do me a

her from a lot of pain in the future that you’re going

her!”

a moment to compose myself before picking up

to finish everything he

I will!” I crammed a large piece

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the statement while doing so. “I should at least get

money’s worth!”

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even boiled in fury when

he laughed out aloud. I gave him

of chicken further into my

nothing funny here, and I’m telling you

everything go your way just

hundred dollars for a lunch? My God! This

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