Next One Is a Babe

Sophia pursed her lips before mocking him, “That’s such a shame! I mean, you never even got to meet that girl, but what if you happened to like her?”

Her remarks brought a smile to Dylan’s face, which made him look like he was flirting. “Yeah, what if I happened to like her?” The topic then ended on that note.

The both of them failed to pick out a gift even after they went through the entire gift section. After giving the situation some thought, Dylan suggested, “Why don’t we go look around in the shops outside? They might have better merchandise compared to here.”

Upon checking the time, Sophia noticed it was almost noon. She figured she could excuse herself by telling him she would be leaving for lunch at home, so she followed him into the two other shops outside of the mall.

Birthday gifts were hard to pick out, and the level of difficulty seemed to multiply especially when it came to picking a birthday gift for a rich old man. After going through the two shops, Sophia smiled before asking, “Why don’t you give Uncle Owen a call to ask him what would he want?”

Dylan shook his head while checking out the shop next to him. “We’ll go look around some more. You don’t know my father. He’s the kind of person who would think you’re being insincere and was doing a wishy-washy job if you ask him. In that case, it would be better if you’d just randomly pick one for him.”

In the ensuing silence, Sophia pursed her lips while following him into another shop. She checked out the cufflinks at the counter, which she never saw the point of it being made, but she knew it was something exuberant that rich people seemed to like.

Upon checking them out, Sophia pointed toward a pair of the cufflinks while saying, “Dylan, what do you think about this one?”

He came over to take a look at them before having the attendant take them out. It was a pair of silver cufflinks with an ornate design, which despite its antique look, seemed stylish at the same time. Dylan took it in his hands. “It does look nice when you take a closer look.”

The attendant quickly explained with a smile, “Your girlfriend has good tastes! This is the newest pair of cufflinks in our shop, which arrived just this morning. Our HQ only allows one pair of it to be displayed in each area, so it’s not that easy to happen on it.”

Sophia took a deep breath. “You got it wrong, as we’re—” However, she quickly changed her mind, as there was no point in explaining it.

On the other hand, Dylan seemed to not mind about what the attendant said while he examined the cufflinks. He then turned to look at Sophia. “Do you think they look nice?”

She gave him a nod. “They’re alright, or at least better than whatever we saw before this, as it’s got some sort of practical use to it.”

Dylan nodded in response. “We’ll have these then.” The attendant deftly packed the cufflinks, while Dylan paid for them. As soon as they left the shop, Sophia said, “It’s getting late now, so I have to go. John is still at home and perhaps waiting for me to cook.”