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Chapter 479 Lucas Did It on Purpose
Emily held back the urge to roll her eyes and said, “I have no intentions of becoming a stay-at -home mom, even in
the future, so let’s not waste each other’s time.”
Rob smirked and consoled her, “Don’t worry. I won’t mind if you become an old hag. It’s the inevitable path for
women. All of you turn ugly as you age.”
Offering Rob a fake smile, Chloe said, “Do you really think you’re being considerate?”
“Am I not?” Rob widened his mouth in surprise. “Which man wouldn’t like a young and pretty woman? But I can
control myself. It’s a matter of loyalty to the family.”
“No need for that. I make over six and a half grand a month, with additional bonuses at every month-end. My
annual income amounts to 78 thousand dollars. I won’t give up my job, and I don’t need anyone to support me.
Rob, let’s end our date here.”
Emily could not bear it any longer and had no desire to continue chatting with him. If it were not for her mother and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRob’s parents knowing each other, she would have taught him how to behave properly.
The food arrived just then, but Rob did not look too pleased. “Sit down and eat. It’s fine if you don’t want to give up
your job, but you’ll have to use your salary to hire a nanny. My parents are getting old and can’t look after the
child.”
“And what about you? Where’s your money going?” Emily asked.
“I’m going to use it to support my parents,” Rob replied.
‘Your parents?’ Emily thought inwardly as she sneered, “So my salary will be used to raise our child?”
‘He expects me to bear him children with such an attitude? Dream on!’
Rob raised his chin arrogantly. “I’m a government employee, and after retirement, I’ll receive a considerable
pension. The entire family will rely on me.”
“You can’t afford to raise a child with three grand, let alone talk about the future. Moreover, you’ll probably only live
a few more years after retirement. At that rate, my friend will have to support you for over forty years,” Chloe
coolly chimed in, not bothering to hide her sarcasm.
“Emily and I are the ones on this blind date. You have no right to butt in.” Rob scowled at her.
Chloe innocently turned to Emily. “I’ll keep quiet then.”
Rob felt his pride had been insulted and his face turned pale. “I’ve made concessions again and again, but you keep
pushing it. It seems you’re not the kind of woman who genuinely wants to settle down. There’s no need for us to
continue this discussion.”
“Works perfectly fine for me. Waiter, please bring the bill,” Emily said. She did not want to owe him anything.
“It’s just a meal. I’ll treat you ladies,” Rob insisted.
“Sir, the total is 1,500 dollars. How would you like to pay?” the waiter asked.
Rob’s face went pale. “These few dishes cost over 1,500? What is this daylight robbery?!”
That was half of his monthly salary!
The waiter smiled apologetically, “Sir, our prices are clearly displayed on the menu.”
Rob felt that he had been deceived. “Get your manager here. I want a word!”
“There’s no need to pay. The meal is on the house.” Lucas walked in and gestured toward the restaurant entrance.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Our establishment is quite spacious, and you might have trouble finding your way out. Let me have a server escort
you.”
“I knew something wasn’t right with your prices. I’ll let it slide this time.” Rob did not realize the belittling tone in
Lucas’ words as he patted him on the shoulder. “Your service is decent. Keep up the good work.”
Lucas smiled, pushing away Rob’s hand, “It’s not the pricing that’s the problem. It’s you.”
“What’s wrong with me?”
“You try to act rich when you don’t have the means. But in the end, you can’t pull it off because
your wallet can’t keep up,” Lucas said.
Rob was exposed, and after a moment of shock, a surge of immense anger overwhelmed him. As he was about to
erupt, Lucas called security, who promptly dragged him out.
Emily rolled her eyes and commented, “What kind of weirdo did my mom introduce me to?”
“Yeah. Not only is he broke, but he also looks like a toad,” Lucas muttered under his breath.
Chloe looked at them thoughtfully. Then she said, her tone firm, “Lucas, you deliberately allowed the waiter to bring
the bill to embarrass Rob, didn’t you?”
Though the resort was not exclusively owned by Joseph, he was at least a major shareholder. On top of that, Lucas
was always considerate. Whenever he was around, she never had to foot the bill.
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