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Chapter 68 It Was Never a Joke
Though he spoke nonchalantly, he was obviously serious, giving a deadly warning to them.
Shirley, who had been giving Elisa the most trouble, immediately lost her cool. Blood drained from her
face as she looked at Elisa, but the latter did not even spare her a glance.
Meanwhile, Gareth looked at Will coldly. “How impressive, Mr. Darcey.”
Will arched his eyebrows. “It’s most natural to protect the woman you love. I’m sure you’ll understand
the feeling, since you have Liz’s cousin now.”
Linda’s eyes flashed at Gareth subconsciously, but she noticed that he remained silent.
Elisa no longer wanted to see them, so she asked the waitress politely, “Can you bring us to our
seats?”
She returned to her senses and quickly replied, “Oh, sure…”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSmiling at them, Will said, “Excuse us.”
With that, he followed Elisa and went to the private room he had booked.
Linda slightly lost her cool. Looking at the way Gareth stared at Elisa, she asked, “Gareth…”
He pulled a long face without uttering a word. Shirley and the rest of them did not dare to say anything,
and they even had the urge to leave.
Suddenly, his phone rang, breaking the tense atmosphere. After picking it up, he looked at Linda and
said, “You guys go ahead with lunch first. I suddenly need to settle some issues.”
With that, he left in large strides.
Linda felt slightly humiliated. Usually, even if he had any important matters, he would reject them or
discuss with her about their next date. At the very least, he would wait for her reply, and if she played
the pity card, he would not leave.
Yet, he immediately left without caring about her feelings, making Linda grit her teeth, but she could not
make a single complaint. His leave was like a huge slap to her face that hurt a lot.
…
On the other hand, Elisa and Will were seated in a private room. After the waitress served their meals,
she immediately started eating casually, not giving an ounce of care if Will was a popular figure or not,
and not minding if he would be disgusted by her eating manners.
Nevertheless, he liked her this way. It was true that he had interacted with many women before, but he
was not as frivolous as the rumors made him to be. Until now, he had never slept with any of them.
He was just putting on a show.
Regardless, Elisa did not care about that, and she did not mind at all.
Halfway through the meal, she finally looked at him, arching her eyebrows as she did so, for he had not
eaten anything. “We’ve had meals together several times before this, but you don’t really eat much, do
you?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe sighed wistfully. “Because this is not your cooking. It’s not that delicious.”
He had a high standard for food. After all, the chefs his family hired were master chefs. Even though he
went to prestigious restaurants, it did not suit his taste.
On the contrary, ever since having Elisa’s cooking the other day, he could not forget the indescribable
flavors he had never tasted before.
Since then, he could not forget her cooking.
She smiled at him. “Stop joking, Mr. Darcey.”
He shook his head helplessly. “I never joke around with you.”
Elisa froze, but she did not want to change the topic.
“Why don’t you tell me the reason for meeting me today?”
He smiled and replied, “Finish your meal first. I’ll tell you afterward.”
Hence, she no longer spoke to him and continued eating.
Seeing that he had finished his meal, she placed her cutlery down and said, “Can you tell me now?”
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