As expected, intelligence really did go down the drain once someone was in love. After a pause, I said, “Linda has a child who’s already in middle school. Don’t overthink things. Before transferring under Armond, she was Robert Murphy’s assistant, so she should know him quite well.”
“Alright! Help me ask her out so we can meet over dinner!” she said before continuing, “Actually, how does tonight sound? Maybe you can ask her after work.”
“Sure. You have to pick me up, though. Actually, you might as well come with dinner.”
“Why should I make dinner? Aren’t we going out to a restaurant?”
“Armond had gastric problems. I’m telling you – he’s crazy. He doesn’t eat anything that’s not to his standard. And I have to help him manage all three meals, or I might lose my job!”
She looked envious. “What about you let me do that instead? I’m sure I’ll take great care of him.”
“Okay! You’re in charge of his meals from now on.” I was more than excited to hand that over to her. After all, I would be incredibly busy once the Featherstone Corporation’s project started.
After chatting for a while longer, the waiter served our food. At that moment, Nora was staring out the window in a daze.
“Quit daydreaming and eat up. I have to go back to the office soon,” I piped up.
She turned back and sighed, “You know, life really isn’t fair. How can there be so many good-looking people like you whereas I look like this? Would the world fall off its axis if I was pretty too? Was God particularly annoyed when he was making me?”
I smiled lightly. “You can ask him yourself. Besides, you’re not ugly. You just need a bit of dressing up, that’s all, so don’t be so harsh on yourself.”
She looked at me and replied, “Just look over there. That lady could probably rival Aphrodite. She even has a red Cayenne. With looks like that and a car that grand, she probably doesn’t need to worry about anything. I’m assuming she has tons of rich men lined up around the block.”
I looked toward where she was pointing and couldn’t help but be taken aback. Isn’t Rachel in K City? What’s she doing here?
“This is A City’s most prestigious neighborhood. Most of the residents are lowkey people from rich families, and they’re mostly local,” Nora explained as she looked at Rachel. “Someone as beautiful as that clearly isn’t from around here. She doesn’t seem like a sugar baby either, so she probably bought the house with her own money.”
Nora was so engrossed in her analysis that I couldn’t help but say, “She’s in charge of the Featherstone Corporation’s AI projects. Anthony hired her from overseas. She really is both pretty and rich, which is what most women want for themselves.”
“Damn! Aren’t you afraid that Anthony will get snatched up by someone like that hanging around him?” She wasn’t even eating at that point but was simply staring at Rachel with eyes as round as dinner plates.
Meanwhile, Rachel looked like she was waiting for someone.
“If he actually ends up with her, I don’t think I’d be that mad about it. After all, I don’t think someone like Rachel will fall for anyone less.”
Nora looked at me a little wordlessly. “Wait, why do I feel like you’re willingly giving your man up? What’s with that?”
“Hey, your fish is getting soggy. Eat up before it gets too cold,” I said in an attempt to change the topic.
She pouted, clearly not finished speaking. Suddenly, she looked at me a little sheepishly and said, “I think I jinxed it.”
I stilled in shock before looking out the window again. A man had just come out of the mansion that Rachel was waiting next to, and that was no one else but Anthony himself.
He was dressed in dark grey casual wear as if he was going out for dinner.
That’s good. Anthony and Rachel are practically a match made in heaven.
I turned away and continued eating my fish.
Nora seemed restless as she looked at me. “What are you doing? Your man is with some gorgeous supermodel, and you’re fine with it? That’s your husband, for goodness’ sake!”
I just sighed and smiled at her. “Nora… Your fish is about to come back to life if you don’t eat it soon.”
She frowned, almost leaping off her seat as she got up and looked at me. “Sienna, it doesn’t matter if your man is involved with an ugly hag or a pretty lady. You can’t accept anyone else butting into your relationship!”
With that, she jogged out before I could come to my senses. After a while, I heard her voice from outside the window call out, “Fancy meeting you here, Mr. Featherstone!”
Since Nora had already run outside, I stayed in the restaurant and tried to ignore them.
Nora suddenly called out especially loudly, “Sienna, it’s your hubby!”
Hubby?
I couldn’t believe my ears.
Since she had already exposed me, I couldn’t just ignore them. I raised my hand by way of greeting.
I thought she was just going to go out to say hi, but she ended up dragging them into the restaurant.
She even waved to a waiter and said, “Hi, can I have two more sets of cutleries, please? Thank you!”
Then, she led Rachel and Anthony to our table and invited them to take a seat.
The restaurant we were at had small stools instead of regular chairs, which made it a little awkward for anyone in a skirt.
Nora noticed this as well and said enthusiastically, “Oh no, I forgot that you’re in a dress. I’ll ask someone for a regular chair.”
She hadn’t even finished speaking before running off to get someone. When she returned, she was carrying a regular chair in one hand. The tables weren’t very tall either to match the stools, and Rachel seemed rather out of place.
She was also dressed pretty stylishly in a dress that showed off both her smooth shoulders and fair back. By sitting in a taller chair, she almost seemed more like an art exhibit than a customer.
Apart from that, this restaurant wasn’t particularly high-class. The people in here weren’t used to seeing such beautiful, fashionable women that often.
It was inevitable that someone like Rachel would attract more stares. They didn’t seem sleazy or uncouth, but simply curious and apprising.
Of course, the awkwardness was also inevitable in such a situation.
Nora seemed completely unfazed by this and asked Anthony, “Mr. Featherstone, is Ms. Zimmer your secretary? She’s so elegant! I haven’t seen a woman this pretty since Sienna!”
Is she trying to compliment me or dig me an even deeper hole? I thought to myself.
Anthony glanced at me nonchalantly before saying, “She’s the representative of Featherstone Corporation’s AI projects.” It was a simple introduction, free of any useless facts.
Nora nodded a little too enthusiastically. “That’s so admirable! You’re both pretty and smart? I bet you have a boyfriend, right?”
Rachel was clearly starting to get bothered by the stares and forced a smile. “No, I don’t.”
“What? But you’re so pretty! Do you have someone you like, then? Ah, wait, I should be asking what your ideal type is!” Nora couldn’t stop babbling.
Rachel glanced at Anthony almost instinctively before lowering her head and saying, “I haven’t really thought about that.”
“Is that so?” Nora said dramatically. “My mom always told me that girls needed to have certain standards for their future boyfriends. Someone as pretty and skilled as you should find someone like Mr. Featherstone. That would be a good match. Just look at Sienna and Mr. Featherstone! They’re a match made in heaven.”
Yet for some reason, I felt like she meant something else.
Rachel nodded, looking extra uncomfortable.
After that, Nora decided to speak to Anthony instead since Rachel seemed a little awkward. “Mr. Featherstone, I should introduce myself. I’m Sienna’s friend, Nora! We met before, but since we were in a rush, I didn’t get to introduce myself.”
She reached out and shook Anthony’s hand.
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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