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

that Pearl had transferred 150 thousand dollars to her. She had never seen

we leaving now?" Silas

curiously. "Is there something else you'd want to

if you don't want

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

saying that, she looked at Silas with a serious face. "You shouldn't go to places like that too, Silas. People who go there aren't good. If something happens, you could

that Silas had probably frequented bars before and might be a regular at such places. She said this to sound

was true that there might be some danger at a bar, with

you back then," Silas

home, how would Celine get back to

and noticed the awkward expression on her face. "You should send Celine

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