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 use the

Maverick alone for

the audio recorder on her phone before hiding it under a napkin

Maverick too well. He was someone who'd always say the right thing to the right people. She had to resort to a few extreme measures of her own if she wanted to find out what he was truly

table just as the server was

the wine not to your

clumsy that he splattered the wine everywhere. I told him to get

him off the way you used to reprimand me last time," Ariel said with

their history together and started going down memory lane. "I never had a student as exceptional as

not the exceptional one. Your standards simply

not true. Even now, I still think that if I am to spend the rest of my life with someone, you're the best one I

best, but not the only one, and

case with Maverick. Everything he says sounds so grand and moving, but when you take a closer look, it'll always turn out to be so

looked at her phone and saw that the audio recording had finished converting to a speech-to-text

first time

'Yes, sir.'

hide the drug if you put that

Taylor. I'll

already full of powder! It'll be the same even if you fill it up again. Take everything away and bring a new set over. This time, just cover the walls of the glass with a thin layer before bringing it over. Got

got it. I'll do exactly

The conversation stopped there.

enough, Maverick was resorting to this trickery behind

was talking to Danny, so he quipped sarcastically, "I have no idea what you women think. You can even accept your

might have been sullied physically, but their heart remains pure, while others can't hide the disgusting

since proven who was true to her and who was merely putting on a show. A few pleasant

implication of her words and

between them. Just then,

intrusion. I shall serve the wine

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

He bowed before retreating.

and raised his glass with a smile. "Come. Let's

and tipped it at him before drinking the

her mouth with the napkin and spat everything back out