Then Pearl hung up, and the call ended.

Silas's energy was drained, but the thought of seeing Pearl that night excited him, and he focused on his work.

Work ended at six in the evening. Pearl asked Silas to drive Celine to the restaurant first, as she had some other commitments to attend to.

Celine believed it was a date and dressed up elegantly. She put on makeup and a jasmine-scented perfume to enhance her appearance, aiming to look like a fairy.

"I'm ready, Silas. Let's go." She stood in front of Silas, playing with her hair coquettishly.

However, Silas was unimpressed by her outfit. Instead, he frowned and took a step back.

anxiously walked forward, seeing

couldn't hold back

off?" There was no time for a

they took separate cars to

arrived at the restaurant, they entered the private room that Pearl had reserved

wasn't ordering any food and grew curious. "Why aren't you ordering

replied, checking his watch. It was already five minutes past the agreed time, and he wondered why Pearl hadn't arrived

Celine said, not understanding the dining habits of wealthy people. She simply

As she opened the door, Celine's

so it made sense for her to be present. Celine's mind raced but couldn't quite figure out the situation. "I suppose you can join us if you want," she said,

the situation odd, particularly Celine's apparent irritation,

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