In My Desperate Time

It is Frances.

I don't expect that Hilda will bring Frances here.

The moment I see Frances, I wish I can be invisible to him.

But I don't have such a superpower.

So I can only watch him getting closer to me.

But his gaze has never fallen on me.

He stops in front of Hilda and gives her a gentle smile.

I stand at the side. I feel my eyes sour, but I dare not to cry.

Not only that, I have to talk to them with a smile on my face.

"May I take your order?"

"Frances, you should order. You know my taste."

"Two filet steaks. One should be medium-well with tomato sauce. The other should be medium with some black pepper and some black truffles. And add a spoon of caviar on black truffles. Also, a green salad, an Italian cocoa, and a bottle of red wine."

He does know Hilda's taste.

but he never knows what

so complex. But he

you remember what he said? The menu isn't

Hilda says coldly.

have stared

hard to conceal the

the more I try to hide, the more

"I can."

my gaze and take the list

are prepared, I place the food on

at the steak and

sure there is only a spoon of caviar? Caviar has specific spoons. There is a fifth more of caviar. Did you make my

at me

to meet her

Hilda is deliberately making

at the caviar on her plate, I say calmly, "It's easy to solve your question. Since there

....

slams her fork onto

If I need to do everything myself, why would I come to your restaurant? Call your manager over here immediately. I want to see how

is angry, her voice is still gentle and

intention is clear: to put in me into a difficult situation. But Frances