Coolest Girl in Town

Tons of people would envy Zephyr if he became Irvin's mentor. He would be mentoring the one and only Alexander Griffith's son!

Thus, he wasn't necessarily in a losing situation.

Most importantly, this news would not be painted in a bad light either. He didn't beg, trick, or kidnap Irvin into becoming his mentee. He convinced Irvin with his capabilities!

What was that? Did someone call it a barter trade?

Zephyr objected to that. When had such an unequal trade ever existed, save in times of war?

Even Aladdin could only grant three wishes, yet he could grant thirty! Wouldn't that make him even better than a genie?

He was surely a lot more reliable than all the genies out there.

Clearly, he was a legendary figure with both good looks and remarkable talent.

Yes. That's right. That's exactly how it is.

After coming up with a solid reasoning that was convincing enough for himself, Zephyr glanced at Irvin, who was buried in his experiment, before walking out feeling satisfied with himself.

Meanwhile, at a certain fine-dining restaurant that mostly catered to romantic couples.

Maverick and Ariel were having a candlelight dinner. All throughout dinner, Maverick was the perfect gentleman who was patient in every way possible.

This left Ariel feeling a little confused.

It would not escape the attention of someone as intelligent as Maverick that she only accepted his gesture to anger Danny.

However, he didn't seem to mind it at all. In fact, he was happy to go along with it. One could not help but feel suspicious about this.

"I can't help but wonder just how much Rylantha is giving you for you to do whatever it takes to butter me up, even though it'll never amount to anything," Ariel probed without mincing her words.

"Business and profits aren't the only things we have between us." Maverick smiled and turned to flag down the server. "You can serve the wine now."

Ariel could tell she wouldn't be able to get a straight answer out of him.

going to

purposely left Maverick alone

recorder on her phone before hiding it under a napkin on her chair. Once that was done,

resort to a few extreme measures of her own if she wanted to find

just as the server was leaving with the

wine not to

he splattered the wine everywhere. I told him to get us a

still young. Understandably, he'll make a mistake or two. Don't tell me you told him off the way you used to reprimand me last time," Ariel said with a chuckle as she saved the audio recording on her phone and

history together and started going down memory lane. "I never had a

not the exceptional one. Your standards simply

if I am to spend the rest of my life with someone, you're the best one I

but not the only

and moving, but when you

had finished converting to a speech-to-text file, so she went

your first time

'Yes, sir.'

No amount of wine can hide the drug

sorry, Mr. Taylor. I'll

set over. This time, just cover the walls of the glass with a thin layer before bringing it over. Got it? If anyone finds out about this, you won't be losing

got it. I'll do exactly as you

The conversation stopped there.

Maverick was resorting to this trickery behind

he quipped sarcastically, "I have no idea what you women think. You can even accept your partner cheating on you, albeit just physically. Back then, I didn't sleep with anyone else and I didn't cheat on

looked at him coldly. "Some people might have been sullied physically, but their heart remains pure,

of life had long since proven who was true to her and who was merely putting on a show. A few pleasant words and an attempt or two

her words and his expression

between them. Just then, the server came back

I shall serve the wine

as he was told and poured two glasses of wine. He set the glass with the drugged wine in front

He bowed before retreating.

himself and raised his glass with a smile. "Come. Let's set aside these unhappy thoughts for now. Cheers

it at him

the napkin and spat