He placed his hands around her waist and they got out of the car, “Let’s go and eat something first.”
Loredana got out of the car with her blank mind. Cormac had made a reservation so the waiter led them to the reserved table.
After sitting down, Cormac took out his phone and sent a message to Boyce. He was asking Boyce to investigate Phoebe. Abbott would be very busy recently so he didn’t have time for that.
Thus, he could only give this mission to Boyce. Since he had the manpower and he was also professional, his efficiency would be high and he would settle it quickly.
The waiters served the dishes for them.
Cormac liked to have light food so the dishes that he ordered were also on the light side. Most of the dishes in that restaurant were based on health. Therefore, the food was not greasy or involved the dishes with ingredients of too much meat.
Cormac took some soup for her. The main ingredient of the soup was black-boned chicken. Other than that, ginseng, red dates and wolfberries were added as a supplement. It was stewed slowly with low fire for two hours to get such a soup. Thus, it contained very little oil and the soup was fresh and tonic.
He remembered that Loredana had said she was weak. He asked the waiter what soup was good for women and the waiter recommended him the black-boned chicken soup when he was taking orders.
Loredana took a spoonful of soup into her mouth, the ginseng flavor was obvious to be tasted and there were almost no extra ingredients added in it. The soup was all filled with the taste of the ingredients themselves.
The texture of the soup was very light and she liked it.
Cormac did not move his chopsticks and leaned on his chair casually. Then, his gaze fell on her belly.
He was thinking, ‘What she would be like if she is pregnant?’
Maybe because the imagination was so beautiful, he didn’t even realize he was smiling.
Loredana was enjoying the soup Cormac gave her and she totally didn’t notice his unusual smile. It was spring time but the temperature was still low, hot soup was the best thing to warm up body.
Loredana went to the bathroom in the middle of the dinner and was stopped by a waitress when she was coming out, “Hello, are you Ms. Flores?”
Instead of saying ‘yes’, Loredana had an odd feeling and asked alertly, “What’s going on?”
The waitress took out a letter from her pocket, “There is a gentleman in the wheelchair wanted me to pass this to you.”
Charles told her to give this to Loredana when he bribed the waitress.
So the waitress knew she should came up to Loredana. The reason why she asked her name was only to double check in case she messed it up. She didn’t expect Loredana was so cautious that she could only take the letter out.
Loredana looked around instinctively, but the waitress said, “He has gone.”
Charles was in City B already?
She took over the letter and hesitated for a second before opening it. There was not much content in the letter, only a paragraph, “I’m at Kong-Tsing Hotel, Room 608. Come here I want to tell you something.” Loredana frowned and got a strange feeling, and she didn’t plan to go there.
She was not interested in it at all.
She torn and dumped the letter into a trash bin then headed towards the dining hall. Cormac was on the phone with a serious look. Loredana sat down and asked after he hung up the phone, “Who was that?” Cormac said it was from Marina. She said they were in the hospital because Jeffery Harris had a car accident. Cormac had to go check on it because their son was abroad.
He stood up and said, “I will send you home first.”
Loredana soon became tensed and felt like it was related to Charles. Otherwise how could it be such a coincidence? She heard the news about car accident right after she read the letter.
She looked up Cormac and said, “You can go to hospital first, I will take a taxi back.”
Cormac pursed his lips as he was worried about her.
Loredana grabbed his hand and said, “Don’t treat me like a child. I was so independent before I met you. I’m an adult now, I can take care of myself.”
Cormac thought about it and said, “Call me when you are at home.”
Loredana nodded firmly and asked him, “You may go now!”
After Cormac left, it took Loredana a while to leave the restaurant. She waited for the taxi at the side of the road. Even though it was already in February, the weather was still chilly, so she tightened her coat around her with her hands.
A car stopped beside her, Tom got off the car and opened the door, inviting Loredana to get on the car, “Please, Ms. Flores.”
Tom was the assistant of Charles. Now she affirmed that Charles definitely got involved with this.
Otherwise, how would everything happen in such a coincidence?
Tom arrived as soon as Cormac left.
Now she was quite curious in what Charles was going to tell her.
She stooped and got in the car.
The car started soon and sent her to the hotel.
Tom got off the car first to open the door for Loredana after they arrived. After Loredana was out of the car, Tom gave a ‘please’ gesture. Loredana took a glance at him and walked into the hotel.
Tom guided her to walk through hall and get in the lift to 6th floor. When they arrived at Room 608, Tom stood beside the door, “Mr. Flores, please. Mr. White is waiting for you.” Loredana pressed down the handle and opened the door.
It was very warm in the room and there were several French windows right next to the living room. Charles was sitting there with his back against the door. It either seemed like he was enjoying the gorgeous night view or he was waiting for someone.
She walked inside the room.
“You are here.”
Charles didn’t look back.
“Of course I have to pay you a visit as you spent a lot of effort on me.” Loredana stood beside him looking outside. The night view of B City was indeed fabulous, as the whole city covered by neon light. It was refulgent and splendid.
“No wonder you wanted to come back, it is truly beautiful.”
“No, it wasn’t the reason I came back. I’m here for who’s living in the city.”
Charles finally turned back and looked at her.
But Loredana didn’t face him but left her side face to him.
“If Jeffery hasn’t had an accident, would you still come here?”
“No.” Loredana answered.
Charles smiled helplessly, “Don’t you think I am hurt.”
“I mean, if you truly got hurt, you might get hurt a long time ago.”
After all, he knew what the relationship between her and Cormac was when they were in White City. She didn’t want to hurt him, so she wouldn’t come to see him.
“I’m here for half a month.” Charles said slightly.
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.