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.”

into the room, not realizing a smirk had settled upon

huge that it could easily host about thirty people at any

make a pot of hot tea, whereas Michaela made her way to

had 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 destinations; everyone seemed to

before her eyes until a familiar baritone voice resonated behind her and interrupted

filled with a faint fragrant of earl grey. Jonathan waved at her. “Come on

“Thank you, Mr. Jonathan.”

a stranger. On the other hand, she spoke

Am I that old?

you refused to use honorifics when

Cough… cough…

She choked on a gulp of warm tea and started coughing

was all tensed up. He knew

you drink so fast? No one is fighting for the cup of tea with you,” he said languidly

wouldn’t have panicked if he

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

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

seriously? He must have an elephant’s memory to remember such a thing that I’ve said before and

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

to wait on the duo. However, his suggestion was rejected by Jonathan. The manager was astounded to see the latter

a special

fondue was absolutely delicious. Jonathan was very good at pairing the cheeses and keeping the burner at the most ideal temperature. Michaela enjoyed herself thoroughly. In contrast, Jonathan had

was

exactly that bad to dine with Mr. Jonathan after all. I’m

an excuse to go downstairs, wanting to foot the bill. The manager saw her and asked immediately, “Is there anything that

me the

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

Comments ()

0/255