He caught my wrist and stopped me. “Slow down. We’re not in a hurry. You’ve missed a button.”
Not waiting for me to check, his attractive fingers were buttoning for me anew.
I bent my head to look at his actions which were neither hurried nor slow and my heart began to beat faster.
I was blushing. It’s been said that when two people have been together long enough, the thrill would be gone. But I’ve been with Anthony for many years.
I did not eat much for breakfast and he was not pleased so he gestured to me to eat more. Unfortunately, I would vomit if I forced myself to eat.
I retorted, “Force feeding is bad for the stomach.”
He pursed his lips and stopped forcing me.
On the way out, he looked at his phone and seemed to be looking for the address. We had been to Sally’s place a number of times and he had such a good memory, so, how could he forget?
I was imagining things.
We did not go to Sally’s, instead, he took me to a KFC outlet. Looking at the crowd passing through the doors, I suspected that he had the wrong address.
Tugging at his sleeve, I paused uncertainly and then asked, “Have you driven to the wrong place?”
“No!”
I was dumbfounded and rather puzzled. “Summer isn’t here. Are we buying something for her?”
He raised his eyebrows and led me in by the hand. “We’re getting something for you.”
I whispered, “I’m not a kid.”
He looked back at me with a smile in his eyes, “Aren’t you just like a kid?”
I couldn’t think of a reply, so I was silent and looked up at him, “Takeaway, or dine in?”
After glancing around the place, Anthony apparently disliked it due to the bustle. Nonetheless, he said, “Get a table.”
I listened to him and got a table near the window to stay far from the crowd. After taking a few bites of the burger, I supported my chin with an arm while glancing at the shoppers in the shopping mall from the window.
As I was at a loss, he fixed his gaze on me and asked, “What are you thinking about?”
I glanced at him and replied, “Why did you bring me here all of a sudden to have burgers?”
Raising his eyebrow, he said, “Because you like it!”
What? Is this a good reason?
Since it wasn’t the weekend, most of the people in the shopping mall were couples who spent their free time window shopping.
Besides, the H&M store downstairs was lively as many young people came in and out of it. “Macy always said she will bring her future boyfriend to visit the CK store. She will then ask him to buy a few handbags for her. After that, she will go to the H&M store to try on some clothes.”
Anthony looked at the store downstairs for a moment and asked blandly, “Are the items expensive?”
I shook my head and replied, “Not really. The items cost around several hundred. I could even buy some items below a hundred when there were discounts.”
He was a little bewildered. “Well…”
Meanwhile, I felt that he couldn’t really understand ordinary people’s life.
After a while, I explained, “When we studied at the university, we only had eight hundred as our monthly living expenses. So, after deducting food expenses, we didn’t have much savings left. As you know, most girls prefer looking beautiful, so we would always buy some nice clothes and cosmetics. Sometimes, we could even spend several months of our salaries on a set of cosmetics.”
He nodded in response upon hearing it from me. Then, he glanced at the shop downstairs and said, “Do you still like the items in it now?”
Looking at him, I replied seriously, “Do you still like the Ultraman cards that you played when you were five years old?’
He pondered over it seriously for a while and answered, “I had never played with that kind of toys.”
Okay! We probably had very different childhoods.
“Mr. Featherstone, you’re here too!” A woman asked shockingly behind me.
I turned around and saw Rachel with a cute seven or eight-year-old kid.
Meanwhile, Anthony slightly nodded in response as a greeting gesture.
The little boy glanced around the restaurant and eventually fixated his gaze upon the family bucket on our table, which we hadn’t even touched.
I asked, “Do you want to join us?”
Rachel was startled and glanced at Anthony as if she was waiting for his permission.
He agreed to it silently.
After Rachel sat down, she reminded the boy to behave and left to take their food.
When I handed the family bucket over to the boy, he looked a little aloof but still thanked me gently.
Rachel came back and saw her kid eating. She knitted her brows and said, “Joshua, did you say thank you?”
Looking at Anthony and me, he thanked us before he continued eating.
On the other hand, Anthony, who was a man of few words, talked even less ever since they were here.
We talked about some trivial matters before they came. Now, he basically didn’t want to start a conversation at all.
Since I stopped eating and began scrolling my phone, he asked, “Have you finished eating?”
I nodded and said, “Yup!”
“Let’s go!” He stood up and grabbed my arm.
Rachel suddenly said, “Mr. Featherstone, the AI program has some new updates. Can I discuss it with you for a while?”
Anthony said blandly, “We’re not at work now.”
In other words, he would only discuss with her when they were at work.
Unexpectedly, Rachel insisted on it. “Our intelligent housekeepers can be used in restaurants like this due to the suitable environment and other details. Since we are already here, I think this is a good opportunity for us to talk about it.”
Displeased, Anthony furrowed his brows.
“I have something to buy. I’ll walk around, and you guys can discuss it.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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