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Zack wanted to check on Sophia’s dessert store renovation and bid goodbye to John before leaving.
Back in the office, John organized the documents brought to him by Zack that needed to be signed.
After this, he was required to meet up with another client before he could go home.
To be honest, it was not John’s responsibility to meet up with the said client because William had stated
that the client should be under Dylan’s purview. It was John who had volunteered to help out.
However, he was not sure why he wanted to take over more work. Just like before, he probably didn’t
want to be home early. He had arranged to meet the client in a tea room because the particular client
was not fussy.
After he packed his stuff, he called the client, who happened to be out. The client got the call and
decided to meet up at a tea room nearby for convenience.
John knew the area that the client was in, and he drove his car over. The tea room was empty, so the
two did not go to the private room on the second floor.
The establishment had exquisite interior decor that recreated the feel of the Victorian era.
John and the client took their seats near the window. The sound of high-pitched parlor music could be
heard from the speaker behind the bar. The cashier saw that there were not many customers around
and started to hum along.
The client was very courteous to John, saying that he had wanted to treat John to dinner and talk
business but was unable to do so because he had other matters to attend to.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe purpose of the meetup this time was primarily to discuss the arrangements for stock delivery. He
was a long-time client and had been meeting with John a lot over the years.
When he had any requests, he would bring them up directly to John without going in circles.
Their business talk lasted only about half an hour. Before they could finish their pot of tea, they were
done confirming the details of stock delivery.
John really liked working with this client because they did not need to waste time and energy on
unnecessary details.
After wrapping up the discussion, the client had to leave, but John remained in the tea room. The
streets were packed with traffic at the city’s peak hour. He held a teacup in his hand while observing
the bustling world out there.
His eyes were randomly moving around the scene, but suddenly, his expression changed when he
noticed something interesting.
A car appeared in his vision. He was familiar with the model and the plate number of the car. It rolled to
a stop at a restaurant across the tea room.
Squinting his eyes, he took a good look at the signage of the restaurant. It was not a high-end place but
just another affordable Family restaurant.
Someone opened the car door on the side facing the tea room. Next, Ian walked down. The passenger
seated beside him was Sophia.
Logan got out from the front passenger seat with an obvious look of distaste at their choice of
restaurant. He pointed at the signage and launched an inaudible complaint at the other two.
Sophia gestured at Ian to follow her in. None of them paid any attention to Logan and his tantrum,
walking deep into the eatery.
John took a sip of his tea and observed Logan stomping at the eatery entrance. However, the latter had
no choice, so after punching at the air for a while, he sulkily entered the eatery to join his buddies.
John could not view the interior of the eatery clearly from his position, but he could tell that the dinner
atmosphere was going to be merry when the three gathered for a meal.
He poured himself another cup of tea, which he downed in one sip. Taking out his phone, he stared at
the screen for some time before making a call to Sophia.
It took her some time to pick up, and he could tell that they were busy ordering. She didn’t bother to
cover up her whereabouts because he could hear Logan’s frustrated voice in the background.
John asked her, “Where are you now?”
Sophia answered, “I’m dining out. What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
John paused before saying, “Nothing happened. I just wanted to know.”
Sophia laughed and told him, “I’m ordering food now, and I’m eating soon. If you don’t have anything
important to say, I will hang up now.”
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