Chapter 30 His Considerate Words And Actions

Upon entering the restaurant, Michaela realized that Jonathan had picked a fondue shop.

As a hard core foodie, fondue was her top favorite.

When she was gazing at the falling rain through her office windows earlier on, a big pot of piping hot cheese fondue was what she was craving.

Great minds think alike! Suddenly, Michaela did not find Jonathan as annoying and frightening as he was before. In fact, she thought that he was quite friendly.

The change in perception made her feel more at ease. As soon as they entered the restaurant, someone came up to them and collected the umbrella from Jonathan’s hand. At the same time, he addressed him reverently, “Mr. Xander.”

 

“Hi, just go ahead and carry on with your work. We’ll head upstairs ourselves.”

He did not want to be bothered by anyone when he had the chance to spend quality time with Michaela.

 

“Noted.”

As the restaurant manager retreated, he took a glance at her.

Subsequently, Jonathan led Michaela to the second floor. They walked past a row of private rooms, took a few turns, and arrived at one with a striking wooden carving on its door.

Mich in My Heart.

She hesitated to take a step forward. A peculiar feeling rose within her but vanished a moment later.

“What’s wrong?” he saw her gaze fall on the block of wood and asked the obvious.

His voice snapped her back to her senses. Michaela shook her head and said, “Nothing.”

Meanwhile, a hand appeared from behind and turned the knob to open the door right before her.

Though it was a simple action, she felt like he did it on purpose, seemingly hugging her in a way. “Let’s go in.” He continued to behave indifferently.

“Okay.”

room, not realizing

about thirty people at any one time. Yet, there

jacket and went ahead to make a pot of hot tea, whereas Michaela made

always found them

with the pitter-patter of the rain, she was also captivated by the hustle and bustle of the vibrant city. Cars zoomed past the busy roads, and the pedestrians quickened their steps to get to their

so engrossed in the eventful scenes unfolding before her eyes until

she turned around, the room was filled with a faint fragrant of earl grey. Jonathan waved at her. “Come on over and try

“Thank you, Mr. Jonathan.”

as if he was a stranger. On the other hand, she spoke casually to

Am I that old?

you refused to use honorifics when Old Mr. Simmons insisted that you do so when talking to me. Ironically, you’ve

Cough… cough…

past. She choked on a gulp of warm tea and started coughing violently until

he saw that she was all tensed up. He knew

drink so fast? No one is fighting for the cup of tea with

panicked if he didn’t

honorific terms back in the day. Moreover, she was going through a rebellious stage then. Due to

she was reluctant to acknowledge him as an elder because he was only a few years her

he take it seriously? He must have an elephant’s memory to remember such

still cursing him in her head, the restaurant manager knocked on the door courteously and entered the room

supervising the waiters to serve an array of gourmet dishes, he intended to leave two waiters in the room to wait on the duo. However, his

this lady must be a special someone to

the most ideal temperature. Michaela enjoyed herself thoroughly. In contrast, Jonathan had very little because

time dinner was over, it was already

dine with Mr. Jonathan after all. I’m supposed to treat him to this

to foot the bill. The manager saw her and asked

me the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255