Chapter 24

Natalie gave me a big hug. It seemed like

she was more excited about the news than

“Tomorrow. I’m going to work. Tonight | shall give you a big treat. Let’s go and get a good dinner!”

Since I would be able to start work ini Joyful Success the next day, I decided to be generous that night. I wanted to treat Natalie to a big meal as an appreciation of her kindness in providing for me for so ΠΑΠΠΑΣ.

“Let’s go. Tonight, I shalll choose the venue!”

Natalie was even more excited when she heard about my offer to treat her.

“Oh, yes, invite your boyfriend to come along as well You said we’ll meet, but we haven’t had a chance to do that yet. Tonight will be a great opportunity.”

Remembering our conversation about meeting Natalie’s boyfriend, I suggested

that meet him tonight as well.

Natalie was my best friend, so I knew she would agree to my suggestion,

Immediately, she took out her mobile phone and called him.

Natalie booked the restaurant and we both arrived by cab.

After arriving, we waited for about half an hour before Natalie’s boyfriend, John, arrived.

I checked him out from top to toe. He was tall, slim, and wore a pair of glasses. He Seemed scholarly and gentle.

“John, why did you take so long to come here? We waited for quite some time.”

held his armi affectionately. Her normally straightforward and

Natalie changed. It happened so fast that I wondered

me and explained. The traffic was rather heavy.

We are not in

at him, but I was a little skeptical. At this time, it was past the rush hour, and the restaurant we chose was relatively remote. Since we were not in the downtown area, why would

excited to be with him, I kept such suspicions to

any expensive dishes. I knew she was trying to help me save some money, knowing that I had just found a job. All my previous savings had been used on

I saw John constantly stealthily checking his mobile phone, and he seemed

you have been constantly looking at your phone. You look preoccupied, Is there

not want to spoil the atmosphere.

there was something weird about him

obviously a little flustered, and he

nothing, it’s just an idle habit,

shouldn’t play with the phone when we are eating together. We haven’t met for a few days. Now that we are together, don’t you want to pay more

looked at her boyfriend, pouting with displeasure and gently reproving him Through some

 

had become more observant and smarter after being

checking Instagram posts and messages needed to be stealthy. I could feel that he was hiding something from

my friend, being such a jovial and boisterous character, would never be suspicious

to go through what I had suffered. I did not want her to be betrayed by a man. It was such a heart-rending pain that I did

was still looking at his mobile phone nonstop and occasionally typing messages in it. Natalie, who was congratulating me excitedly over my new job, did not notice John’s behavior, but I observed his

through dinner, the man made the excuse that he needed to visit the bathroom and

the direction of the bathroom, he seemed hurried and had a flustered expression on his face which further aroused my suspicions. John

noticing at all John’s

your boyfriend usually treat you? How well

my friend, who was eating nonstop, and asked her

in the company like me, but we work in

to

John without reservation.

you usually spend a lot

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