Zane responded, "It's okay, he's cute." Alfie, who was about to say something to Zane, glanced at him and then remained silent.
Wendy put Alfie aside and looked at Yanis and Zane. She said softly, "Let's go eat first. I prepared Mr. Lawrence's breakfast."
Yanis nodded and asked, "Where are Bonnie and Stella?"
"They should be outside. You guys sit down first; I'll go call them," Wendy replied.
After Wendy left with Alfie, Yanis took Zane to the dining room. "You can start eating," he said.
"I'll wait for them," Zane replied calmly.
Yanis didn't say anything more after hearing this.
Bonnie and Stella came in shortly after that. They both glanced at Yanis before greeting Zane.
Bonnie seemed to have forgotten what she did last night because she wasn't holding back in front of Zane anymore. "Did Mr. Lawrence get lucky last night?" she asked jokingly.
Zane looked up at her briefly before replying with a thank you for her help.
When Bonnie heard this response from him, she was taken aback for a moment before asking again: "What do you mean by 'my help'?"
Zane simply nodded his head as if agreeing with her statement but not wanting to elaborate further on the subject.
After that exchange between them ended awkwardly without any clear answers being given by either party involved in it all - things went quiet again until they finished their meal together.
As soon as Zane left after finishing his breakfast alone (without waiting for Bonnie or anyone else), Bonnie immediately pulled Yanis aside asking him what happened last night when they were all drinking together.
Yanis placed the album he had just taken out on the counter while looking directly into Bonnie's eyes: "You puked all over him."
Bonnie gasped loudly upon hearing this news; it was clearly not something that she had anticipated happening during their drunken escapades from the previous evening!
"Really…did I really throw up on him?" She asked incredulously while trying hard not laugh out loud due to how ridiculous everything sounded now that it was being recounted back to her like this.
"Yes," Yanis confirmed solemnly while adding: "I even gave one of your shirts from your store so he could change clothes."
"So…that's why he stayed over last night?"
"Yeah," Yanis agreed nonchalantly as if nothing unusual had happened whatsoever! Bonnie clicked her tongue. "Then I should vomit a few more times, so he can get this big advantage for nothing." Yanis couldn't understand Bonnie's thought process, but he didn't say anything else. They chatted for a while, but Bonnie had to go attend to a client who had arrived.
Yanis was relatively more relaxed than Bonnie. "My car is parked over at the night market. Can you give me a ride there?" Stella approached Yanis after finishing up with Alfie.
Yanis glanced at the time. "It's already this late; why don't you finish lunch first before leaving?"
Stella shook her head. "No, I made an appointment with a client yesterday; she'll be coming soon to pick out clothes for her child and I have to go."
Yanis didn't try to persuade her any further. "Wait here for me then; I'll drive you there."
Stella nodded in agreement. Yanis packed up his things and drove Stella over to the night market.
"You're pretty bold parking your car here without worrying about it getting scratched," Yanis said softly as he watched Stella park in an open spot.
Stella laughed lightly, "There are surveillance cameras around here; whoever scratches it will have to pay up."
Yanis hadn't noticed that there were surveillance cameras installed around here before now and said so aloud.
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