Pearl immediately understood why Celine was upset.

"Of course not. I just..." Celine was so embarrassed she just wanted to hide in a hole.

"Alright, I'm starving. Can we order now?" Pearl tried to break the awkwardness.

Silas turned and nodded. "Get the server to take our orders then."

The three of them sat there in an uncomfortable silence, and Pearl suddenly realized that inviting them to dinner had been impulsive. She should have just given them a bonus.

Throughout the meal, Celine kept her head down, while Silas continued to stare at Pearl.

Finally, at the end of the difficult dinner, Pearl smiled and waved her phone around. "Check your phones when you get home. I have a surprise for you."

immediately

thousand dollars to her. She had never seen that much money before. She held her thumping heart and felt like she was working

we leaving now?"

"Is there something else you'd want to

a bar. But if you don't want

been to a bar, so she shook her head. "It's probably not a good idea to go to places like that. They can be dangerous." She was indeed an innocent girl, and she had strict rules for herself about avoiding such

go to places like that too, Silas. People who go there

might be a regular at such places. She said this to sound pure and innocent in his eyes. With her innocent appearance, she hoped to appea

it was true that there might be some danger at a bar, with her around, no one would dare

send you back then," Silas

would Celine get back

Celine and noticed the awkward expression on her face.

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