Alivia cleared her throat softly, "Well, thank you."
Bert looked at the woman with her lowered eyelashes, casting a shadow over her eyelids, making her seem delicate and vulnerable, "Being around me is not safe for you. Leaving is a good thing for you."
After all, she had been shot, and she knew what he meant by "not safe." He was not an ordinary person, and if it weren't for Evelyn's child, he wouldn't have chosen to come back.
After all, in a highly restrictive country like Country Z, life must have been more comfortable in Eoland.
Alivia didn't know what to say and nodded in silence.
The meal lasted for an hour. Alivia always felt that it was cruel to eat with him before. She never said a word with a cold face, and the whole person exuded a kind of indifference that strangers were not allowed to enter. Every time she ate, she had indigestion, but this time she felt that time passed quickly.
Alivia might really be facing separation soon, so even that terrifying atmosphere can be ignored.
After having their meal, Bert had something to attend to in the afternoon, and his assistant was already waiting by the private room's door. Alivia didn't say much, fearing that she might delay him.
She simply raised her head and met those profound and serious blue eyes, saying, "Goodbye."
Watching the man's figure go away, she kept her gaze on him until he completely disappeared from her sight. Then, she turned and walked to the service desk, saying, "I'll pay the bill, please."
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but the gentleman already settled the bill."
"He did?" Alivia was surprised. She didn't see him leave. Could it be his assistant to help with it?
He had accepted her treat, but he actually paid the bill. Alivia sighed heavily, "Why does it have to be like this?"
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