The bodyguards surrounded them closely.
The human wall around Josh Batton and Annabeth Cates was already solid enough. On top of that, each of them stood at 190 centimeters tall. Hence, the boss and his wife, as well as the two young women sitting nearby, couldn't see what the two of them looked like at all.
The boss was very quick at roasting the meat.
It took him only slightly over ten minutes to roast all the meat on the skewers.
Once he was done, he smeared his restaurant's special sauce on the meat before sprinkling cumin and chili flakes over it.
By the tthe skewers were ready, the two young women had paid and left. Annabeth and Josh were the only customers left in the exterior dining area.
Their bodyguards stood right next to them, and it made one feel pressured.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnnabeth saw that the twas late, and there weren't many people around. She then looked at the bodyguards. "You don't have to keep doing this. Go and rest by the side..." The bodyguards nodded respectfully before dispersing and forming lines behind the two of them.
As someone who grew up in Belleville, Annabeth knew very well that the place would be deserted by now.
Belleville didn't have much of a nightlife.
Hence, everyone went to bed early.
At this hour, it was tfor the entire city to go to sleep.
Annabeth also knew that if she hadn't brought Josh here to buy the skewers, the boss would have closed the store and gone hby this time.
Once the hot skewers were ready, the boss' wife carefully brought them to Josh and Annabeth.
Due to their disguise, she didn't recognize who they were.
Her intuition told her that these two weren't ordinary people.
She couldn't help but look at the two of Ce more. After that, o the store and restedet a bench next to the boss.
The familiar smell immediately whetted Annabeth and Josh's appetites.
The two of them began eating excitedly.
As soon as Annabeth tasted the familiar flavors, she was nearly moved to tears.
"This is the taste... It's exactly how I remember it since childhood," Annabeth said softly while she ate. Josh slowly began to dig in, and he raised his thumb. "This is the best skewer I've ever had," he said.
Annabeth was happy to see that Josh liked it. That's their store's special sauce. It's unique. Although this store is small, it has very good business... This is considered the most popular skewer store in Belleville now..." S~EaRch the Find_Nøvelwebsite on Gøøgle to access chapters of early and in the highest quality.
Josh chuckled. "Yeah... Rightfully so." Due to the excellent taste of the skewers, Josh and Annabeth ate more than they were supposed to without realizing it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThey ended up eating everything they ordered.
After they finished eating, Josh paid using his WeChat QR scanner.
The two of them then left the store, hand in hand, while escorted by their bodyguards. Right then, there wasn't a single person in the neighborhood.
All the lights around the buildings had already been switched off.
Annabeth and Josh naturally dropped their guards. The two of et them pulled their masks down an their chin simultaneously so that they could breathe easily.
While walking, Josh suddenly interlaced his fingers withAnnabeth's. The moon shone brightly this evening.
With a full stomach and the company of her lover, Annabeth felt that life e couldn't be better. X