How familiar.
Upon meeting her gaze with the man before her, Nicole was certain that he was indeed her target – Evan.
So he actually came. Good, he truly does not disappoint. Hmph. Let the show begin.
Meanwhile, Levant was feeling confused about the bottle of wine that Zackery Williams had sent him.
What should I do with this?
“Well, since someone has made the effort to send a bottle of wine just for me, it’d only make sense to have a taste,” he said to himself.
Nicole turned to him, wanting to talk. Upon seeing that, Levant immediately assumed that she wanted to try the wine as well.
The “waiter” standing by poured them each a glass of wine.
After taking a whiff of the wine, Nicole held up her glass, smiling at Levant. “Let us toast to the amazing dinner that you have prepared for us tonight. I’m really enjoying myself.”
“That’s good to hear.”
As they clinked glasses, Nicole shifted her gaze and raised an eyebrow at the “waiter” standing beside them.
The “waiter” stared back coldly, his eyes turning dark. Hmph. Flirting with another man right in front of me?
I’ll give you a good lesson today, woman.
Meanwhile, Nicole downed her drink in one shot and smirked at him, saying, “Pour me another.”
Levant was a little puzzled about the situation. For him, the wine was not exactly of high quality. Compared to the wine at his own winery, it tasted completely average. Nicole likes it that much? Or is she just happy to drink with me?
The thought of it excited him a little.
On the other hand, the “waiter” seemed to be ignoring Nicole’s words – he simply stood there, gazing at Nicole, as if to give her a warning.
Nicole squinted her eyes. Before she could repeat herself, Levant spoke, “Can you pour us another glass each, please?”
This time, the “waiter” nodded and promptly came over to fill up Levant’s glass.
“Don’t forget about mine.” Nicole grabbed her wine glass and pressed it down firmly onto the table, beside Levant’s.
As the “waiter” began filling her glass, Nicole pursed her lips in satisfaction. However, the next thing she knew, the red liquid was splattering onto her body.
“Oh no. I’m so sorry Miss,” said the “waiter”, feigning an apologetic voice.
Nicole furrowed her brows, all flustered, and said, “Did you do that on purpose?”
Don’t even try to explain to me that you got jealous or something!
Unbeknownst to her, a toppled wine glass was only the beginning of what was about to unfold.
“I’ll go to the bathroom for a bit.” Nicole quickly got up and stormed off.
Levant gave the “waiter” a grumpy look. “What’s wrong with you? Hey, can we get someone else here?” He gestured at him.
“I understand.”
Evan was hoping to hear just that.
After all, he had more important matters to take care of.
He quickly left and caught up with Nicole, grabbing her arms roughly to drag her into another private room.
Bang! He slammed the door shut.
Nicole took a good look at Evan’s face, smiling in amusement. So you changed your mask?
Hmph. Since you’re refusing to show your face, I’ll just play along with you.
Holding onto his arms and pulling him even closer, Nicole yelled, “Oh my! How can this waiter do this to me? I’ll report this to your boss!”
Evan simply stayed silent as he listened to her shrill screaming.
Not getting the reaction she wanted to see, Nicole gave him a cold stare.
“Get out of my way! I’m getting out of here!” She said as she tried to walk away. However, Evan reached out to grab her hand once again.
“What are you trying to do? Let go of me!”
Of course, Evan turned a deaf ear to her protests and spoke to her ear, “How very bold of you tonight, to be going on a date with another man?”
It was a deep, magnetic voice that Nicole was more than familiar with.
And yet, the face in front of her was like that of a stranger.
Nicole eyeballed him pretentiously, saying, “You sure are a nosy man, aren’t you? Do I even know you?”
“Do you know me? Hmph. You’ll see very soon.” Evan kept his voice calm.
Nicole rolled her eyes and strode off toward the door without speaking another word.
However, she found herself fumbling with the lock, and could not get the door to open no matter what.
