NovelEnglishBefore Matthew and Erica entered the private room, two people walked over to them, heading in the opposite direction.
Erica didn't notice anyone special as she was taking in the luxurious decor. A man in a green suit greeted them. "Mr. Huo, Erica, what a coincidence!"
It was Watkins and his friend.
Erica was surprised to see Watkins there. She smiled happily and said, "Hi, Watkins. I didn't expect to see you here!"
Meanwhile, Matthew pulled her closer to him.
The four stood face to face and greeted each other cordially.
Matthew glanced at Watkins indifferently and just nodded at him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut Erica was a great deal friendlier. She continued to chat with Watkins. "You also here for dinner?"
Remembering the last time they met up, Watkins put his hand in his pocket. He tried to shake hands with Matthew on that last occasion, and the rich young man turned him down. Watkins nodded at Erica. "Yeah. We got here earlier. We're done now! I thought we'd order some drinks. Have you eaten yet?"
"No, we just got here!"
"Then you go ahead. We're in the private club upstairs. You and Mr. Huo are welcome to join us." Watkins didn't dare look at Matthew, but stared at Erica.
Erica was excited to hear that they could drink and party. Now this was an evening out! But Matthew didn't like the way Watkins was staring at Erica. He quickly answered for Erica, "Thanks for the invite, Mr. Chai, but we really can't. We're going to watch the stars after dinner."
'Eh? Watch the stars?' Confused, Erica looked back at the calm man. Why didn't she know he had that planned?
Caught off guard by Matthew's refusal, Watkins was bewildered for a moment. Then he smiled warmly and replied, "Sounds like a romantic evening. Then we won't disturb you. See you later, Erica!"
"Okay! Bye!"
Watkins and his friend left first. As he looked back at the couple, a complicated light flashed through Watkins' eyes. He saw the way Matthew held her, almost like a possession.
Matthew had always paid careful attention to his image. He was always alone in public. It was rare to see a woman standing beside him, not to mention one he was holding so intimately.
Nonetheless, he was now holding his wife in his arms, possessively, as if he were afraid someone might snatch her away.
'Matthew seems to love her a lot!' Watkins thought.
The manager of the restaurant led the Huo couple to a well-decorated and secluded private room and held the door for them. "Mr. and M
we fry it up." Erica noted the golden yellow color, and nodded her approval. The waiter continued, "We added scallops, shrimps and crispy bamboo shoots too. The second course is sauteed pumpkin with scallop and dried lily bulb..." The manager described every dish on the table in detail.
In Erica's opinion, every dish was super delicious, but there wasn't enough of it. For example, there weren't enough fried crab claws to divide between them. It would be perfect if the portions were a little larger!
However, she knew this was business as usual in fancy restaurants like this. In order to show how rare these dishes were, they didn't give you much at all.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSince she hung out in fancy restaurants a lot, she wasn't surprised by that.
It took them two hours to finish eating. The two of them left the restaurant and headed for Fragrance Mountain. By the time they arrived, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
It was a sunny day, and a clear night. The sky was full of stars.
At about ten o'clock, Matthew and Erica reached the top of the mountain.
There was no one else there. The lamp light was dim. Erica asked Matthew in confusion, "Why didn't anyone else come to see such a beautiful night scene?" She couldn't think of a good reason.
Matthew glanced at her and explained, "I asked the rangers to clear the place for us in advance."
There shouldn't be anyone else on their date.
"What? You can do that? How did you manage that?"
But she knew the answer as soon as she asked. Based on how Matthew handled Tessie, Erica realized he was quite powerful. He wasn't afraid to use that power, either. She was impressed.
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