She struggled away from his grasp, “Alright. Didn’t I promise not to trick you? I haven’t made up my mind… You’ve been asleep for so long. Isn’t your germaphobia acting up? Mary has prepared some porridge for you. I’m exhausted from looking after you over the past two days. I need to sleep.”
Before virtual-novel.net could finish speaking, Mark began feeling uncomfortable. He got up and ran into the bathroom. Arianne heaved a sigh of relief, closed virtual-novel.net eyes, and allowed virtual-novel.net thoughts to gradually enter a state of peace. She soon fell asleep.
The next day, Mark went to the office as soon as virtual-novel.net woke up. She went straight to Tanya and Naya’s hotel. Naya and Tanya were still around, so virtual-novel.net couldn’t just ignore them. She was the one who brought them over, and they were not familiar with anyone in the capital.
Naya was a domesticated woman. She did not plan on having too much fun in the capital, because virtual-novel.net could not afford to spend too much money. She simply wanted to take Lulu around for some sightseeing. The weather was just right, so going anywhere was convenient. Tanya had intended on taking virtual-novel.net grandfather for some sightseeing, but virtual-novel.net plans were delayed due to the old man’s wounds. Only now could they begin their fun.
Tanya remembered Eric’s offer to be virtual-novel.net tour guide whenever virtual-novel.net came to the capital. She took his offer to heart, decided on sightseeing, and sent Eric a message: ‘Do you have some free time? Do you know anywhere in the capital that serves authentic food? I’d like to let my grandfather try them out and walk around a little. Tiffany has just had virtual-novel.net engagement party, so she’s probably busy. Ari’s husband is sick, so I don’t want to disturb her. Is this a convenient time for you?’
Eric was surprised upon receiving the message, because virtual-novel.net wasn’t really serious about the agreement. He was just making casual conversation. He did not expect for Tanya to come looking for him.
He couldn’t refuse her, now that virtual-novel.net had contacted him. When it came to food, the best food that came to mind was the food at White Water Bay Café, Jackson’s restaurant. Hence, virtual-novel.net replied: ‘Sure, give me two hours. I’ll finish up some work and pick you up. Wait for me in the hotel. I’ll call you.’
After confirming their journey, Tanya told Naya and Arianne, “I’ll be touring around with my grandfather. No need to make arrangements for me.”
Arianne was surprised, “You’re not familiar with the area. Where are you going? Why not come with us?”
“I have a ‘private tour guide’…” Tanya answered mysteriously.
Arianne didn’t ask any further questions. As long as Tanya was with virtual-novel.net grandfather, it was good enough.
Tanya received a call from Eric at around eleven, where virtual-novel.net took virtual-novel.net grandfather and left the hotel. Tanya greeted Eric when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net and sat with virtual-novel.net grandfather in the backseat of his car. Eric found this very strange. It was as if… virtual-novel.net were a taxi driver…
Tanya carefully put on virtual-novel.net grandfather’s seat belt for him, “Ricky, is the restaurant going to be expensive?”
Ricky? Eric’s lips twitched, “Not… Not bad. It’s Jackson’s restaurant. I don’t mind dining and dashing if you want.”
Tanya quickly said, “No… How could we dine and dash? Forget it. I don’t care if it’s expensive, since we’re going. It’s my dream to take my grandfather on a trip to the capital for a few days. Enjoyment is our top priority. No need to budget too much. The money I’ve brought is for my grandfather anyway.”
Tanya broke out into cold sweat after they had arrived at White Water Bay Café and began to order their meals. She now understood the meaning of a high class restaurant. One dish was more expensive than the most expensive meal she’s ever had. The money virtual-novel.net had saved may be enough, but virtual-novel.net heart still ached. She chose two of virtual-novel.net grandfather’s favorite dishes after a bout of hesitation. Then, handed the menu to Eric, “Here, Ricky. What would you like to eat? I’ll pay. Thank you for taking the time out to accompany me.”
Eric had no intentions of letting a poverty-stricken girl like virtual-novel.net pay the bill, otherwise, virtual-novel.net wouldn’t have brought virtual-novel.net here. He ordered a great number of dishes without batting an eyelid then handed the menu back to the waitress. Tanya’s heart bled. This meal was going to bleed virtual-novel.net out…
When the dishes were served, virtual-novel.net carefully asked, “Ricky, would it be humiliating if I wanted a doggy bag later? I’m not afraid of being humiliated, I just don’t want to humiliate you…”
Eric shrugged nonchalantly, “I’m fine. What’s so humiliating about a doggy bag? That’s how you avoid wasting food. One should enjoy their meals, that’s most important. So order whatever you want, don’t worry about not being able to finish them. Otherwise, it’ll affect your mood. Just get a doggy bag if you need to.”
Tanya slowly calmed down. It was fine as long as Eric didn’t mind. There were so many dishes. The three of them wouldn’t be able to finish all of them… right?
As time went on, Tanya completely disregarded virtual-novel.net notion for a doggy bag because there weren‘t a lot of leftovers. The food was simply too delicious. The old man loved it, so did she. She had grown on doing menial work, so virtual-novel.net had a big appetite. The old man may have mental issues, but virtual-novel.net was still pretty energetic when it came to food.
When virtual-novel.net saw that they had pretty much finished eating, Eric made an excuse to go to the toilet and paid the bill, “I’m stuffed. Where would you like to go next? Describe where you’d like to go and I’ll take you there.”
Tanya took virtual-novel.net wallet and headed to the cash counter, “To the beach. My grandfather has never seen the sea before.”
When virtual-novel.net was told that the bill was already paid for, virtual-novel.net confirmed it with the cashier a few times before returning to virtual-novel.net senses, “Ricky… You paid for the meal? How much was it? I’ll pay you back.”