Upon hearing it, Loredana couldn’t keep calm. “Then what’s the reward you want?”
He titled his head and gazed at her, his black eyes full of tenderness and playfulness. “How about return the favor with your body?”
Loredana was too shocked to speak.
The only thought on her mind was to escape from him as soon as possible.
How couldn’t she realize that he was shameless before?
Was he a rascal?
Cormac laughed, casting a glance at her eyes. “Are you swearing at me in your heart?”
Loredana’ face suddenly tightened, wondering if she had spoken what was on her mind just now.
Did he hear it?
Stammering, she tried to explain, “No. I’m not.”
Cormac curled his lips, and kept silent.
Loredana felt a sense of guilt. She wanted to change the subject, so she asked gingerly, “Where are we going?”
“I’m hungry.” He looked straight.
Sweat broke on Loredana’ body. She dared not to speak anymore.
Whatever she said, Cormac would surely contort the meaning.
“What are you thinking about?” Cormac turned to glance at her.
He felt that she looked a bit pale. As if he had realized something, he chuckled. “I won’t eat you. I meant I’m hunger for food.”
Loredana still kept silent.
Her face blushed all of a sudden. She misunderstood him just now.
It was all right that she had misunderstood.
But it was discovered by him.
She felt extremely embarrassed.
Bending down her head, she wished she could bury herself in a crack on the ground.
Cormac’s gaze fell on her ruby cheeks, his lips curling up.
Soon he parked the car in front of a restaurant entrance.
Loredana took a glance of the outside of the car window. It was a Chinese restaurant.
Unfastening her safe belt, she pushed the car’s door open and got off. Cormac was waiting for her in front of the car. “The food served in this Chinese restaurant is good.”
Loredana answered him with a faint nasal sound. Still she didn’t dare to look at him.
As if she had thought of something, she raised her head suddenly. “This lunch is on me.”
Cormac walked over, putting his arm on her shoulder. His posture was just as the same as hers just then. He said ambiguously, “Do you want to drive me away by only such a lunch?”
When he was speaking, his breath passed through the hair around her ear.
It seemed that he was flirting with her.
Loredana looked away, regretting very much.
If she had knew it would turn out to end in this way, she wouldn’t have provoked him just for revenging
Maria.
She felt that she had dug her own grave.
She indeed had pissed Maria off.
But, how about herself?
She had to bear being molested by him.
“I just borrowed your name. One meal is enough.” Loredana straightened up her shoulders. Without the support, Cormac had to put down his arm.
“Let’s go.”
Loredana took a step first and walked in.
She found that she was always passive whenever facing Cormac.
She couldn’t keep on being like this.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t end since he could always request her to do something while holding this matter.
She must turned the table and seize the initiative.
Cormac stared at her slim back and touched his mouth corner, smiling.
After walking in the restaurant, Loredana chose a table beside the French window and sat down.
Cormac walked towards her unhurriedly, sitting opposite to her.
A waiter brought a menu to them.
Taking over the menu, Loredana handed it over to Cormac. “I’ve never been here before, so I don’t know about their special dishes. Please go ahead and order.”
Cormac took a glance at her, knowing what was on her mind. He didn’t expose it and took over the menu. Then he ordered a few special dishes served in the restaurant and closed the menu. “That’s all,”
he said.
The waiter took back the menu. “All right. One moment please. The dishes will be served soon.”
Then he left.
While waiting for the dishes to be served, Cormac supported his forehead with one hand, his gaze sweeping around Loredana’ face back and forth.
Under her gaze, Loredana felt uneasy. She reached out her hand to touch her face. “Is there anything on my face?”
“Nah.”
“Then, what are you looking at?”
“The beauty.”
Loredana was speechless.
She dodged from his gaze. “What a bore.”
Shortly, the waiter brought them dishes.
Those were all special dishes indeed, which Loredana had never tried. She felt starving as soon as seeing them, wondering how they would taste.
Cormac served her a bowl of soup. “Try this.”
She didn’t see any ingredient in the soup but it was white and sticky, emanating a faint scent.
She had planned to have lunch with Theresa, but they met Maria and wasted a lot of time. Now she was really starving.
Especially after smelling the faint scent of the soup, she couldn’t wait to start eating.
She used a spoon to get some soup and took a sip. It was fresh and creamy.
“Do you like it?” Cormac stared at her expression.
Loredana nodded. “Yes.”
It indeed tasted good.
“And this.” Cormac picked up a piece of shrimp cake and put it in her plate.
Loredana looked down, concentrating on her soup.
She was not used to Cormac’s kindness and care.
Suddenly she lost her appetite.
She was feeling quite uneasy.
“Why did you call of the engagement?”
She wondered if it was really as Victoria had said … all because of her.
Taking a sip of the water, Cormac asked, “Why suddenly did you ask about it?”
Loredana looked up at him. “I just want to know.”
Cormac put down the water cup unhurriedly. Then he glanced at her. “We don’t fit in, so I called it off.
There’s no other reason.”
Sure enough … where there was expectation, there would be disappointment.
How could it be because of her?
She put on a self-mockery smile.
She laughed at her wishful thinking.
She had been sure it was impossible but she still expected.
“Mr. Mendelsohn, Ms. Herbert has been with you for such a long time. You dumped her all of a sudden. How ruthless.”
Chewing the shrimp cake carefully, Cormac put down his chopsticks, as if he was lost in thought.
A while later, he slowly asked, “What did you just call me?”
“Mr. Mendelsohn.” Loredana almost answered subconsciously.
He gave her a comment seriously, “I don’t like this title.”
“Then, President Mendelsohn?” Loredana changed to another one.
“Neither.”
Loredana was speechless.
Cormac picked up another piece of shrimp cake, which looked like a white jade, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly. His lips slightly parted. “I think ‘Honey’ is more pleasant to hear.”
“…”
After dinner, the two of them exited the restaurant.
“Where do you want to go? Let me send you there.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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