Chapter387
Willow<b>had</b>nointentionofhavingdinnerwithIan.
ThegameorganizerhadpreparedtoomanystylesforNephelle.Shespentalongtimewearingandchangingeightdifferentcostumes.
ItwasalreadyeveningwhenshpletedthephotoshootContent protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.
Originally,Willow’sanklenolongerhurtthat<b>much</b>.However,afterworkingfor<b>a</b>wholeday,shefeltherandbegintohurt<b>again</b>
Shedidn’twant todoanythingbutreturntoherapartment,take<b>a</b>goodbath,<b>and</b>sleep.Butassoonasshewalkedoutofthestudio,shenoticedtanwaitingoutside.
She<b>did</b>owehimameal.ConsideringhewasMoses‘biologicalgrandchild,shedidn’twanttheirrtionshiptobetensebecausetheywouldbemeetingfrequentlyinthefuture.So,shedecidedtotreathimtothemealfirst
SheassumedsomeonelikeTanwouldalwaysdineatacelikeGourmetHaven.ButshehadalreadybeentraumatizedbytheincidentwithDuncanandnolongerwantedtogothere
SeeminglysensingherrejectionofGourmetHavenndidn’tsuggestgoingtherebuttookhertoanordinaryrestaurantinstead.
Willow<b>appeared</b>dazedasshesatinafamiliarposition
Theywereinalocalrestaurantonthefoodstreetbehindherhigh school
ItcouldbesaidtobethecesheandZayn<b>had</b>theirdatesbackthen.Whenthetwoofthemhadsomemoney,they<b>would</beheretoeat.
Thissmallrestaurantlookedinconspicuous,yettheseafoodstewherewasdelicious,WhenevershecameherewithZayn,theyalwaysorderedrgebowlofseafoodstew.
Willow<b>didn’t</b>expectthealoontoknowaboutthiskindofce.
<b>“</b><b>Willow</b>,haveyouvisitedherebefore?Sensinghernostalgia,tanputdownthemenu<b>and</b>askedmeaningfully.
“Yes<b>,</b><b>”</b>sherespondedsoftly<b>as</b>shereturnedtohersenses
Janwasnotamanofmanywords.Willowbelievedtheatmospherewouldbeawkwardifshedidn’tsayanything.So<b>,</b>sheclearedherthroatanddecidedtohaveacasualchatwithhim
Althoughhehaddonebadthingstoher,itwasunintentionfterall.Shecouldtrytotreathimasanordinaryfriend.
“Istudiedinthehigh<b>school</b>aroundhereandoftencameoverfordinnerwithmyfriends.”
Willowtookupthemenufrom<b>the</b>table.“Mr.Nightingale,theseafoodstewhereisdelicious.Let’sorderit.”
“Asyouwish,Willow.It’syourtreattoday.”
Sheoriginallywantentoorderafewdisheshimself.Sincehesaidso,sheordereditordingtoherpreference,
SheandZaynhadfrequentlyvisitedherebefore.Inadditiontoseafoodstew,theyalsoorderedateofstir–friedcucumber.Butshehadalreadyexperiencedpsychologicaltraumafromcucumber,soshedidn’torderthecucumberdish<b>,</b>butordered<b>a</b>fewothersidedishesinstead.
Infact,shealsofeltalittleufortablewhenshesawseafoodstew.Butthatwasthesignaturedishhere.Sheshouldlentryit.
Therestaurantownerswereanenthusiasticoldcouple.BecauseofWillowandZayn’sfrequentvisits,therestaurantownerswerequite<b>familiar</b>withthem.