I Become A CEO After Divorce novel Chapter 887

Chapter 887: Better Than Last Time

After ending the call with Anthony, Sandy replied to Brandon's message, letting him know she understood. She then changed into a more neutral outfit, making her look like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy this time, appearing even more youthful than before.

As Sandy stepped out of the bedroom, Stella happened to enter from outside the door. "Where are you going?"

"I made plans to go shopping with Jones and will be back soon. She's coming to pick me up," Sandy lied to Stella, not wanting her to know she was going out with a man and be restricted from leaving the house.

Stella didn't think much of it and said, "Be careful when you're out with Jones, both of you need to watch out and not get too caught up in browsing without paying attention."

Speaking of which, Stella glanced at Sandy. "Why are you dressed like this when going out with Jones?"

"It's just the two of us, and I don't want to risk being recognized. This way, it's a little safer," Sandy replied.

Stella looked at Sandy's face and commented, "Your eye makeup looks like that of a girl."

"Otherwise, who would recognize me as the famous star Sandy?" Sandy quipped.

Stella playfully pinched Sandy's face and said, "Go on now. If you're late later, I'll come to pick you up. I'm going to the store in a bit to pick up some things and can bring you back."

Sandy responded with an "Okay" and changed her shoes at the entrance. "I'm heading out now. I'll call you when we're done shopping."

Stella acknowledged with a hum, "Be careful."

"I will."

As Sandy descended the stairs, Anthony's car happened to be parked downstairs.

"Sandy, over here," Anthony called out softly from inside the car when he saw Sandy coming out of the building.

Hiruma, sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at Anthony upon hearing his words. "Anthony, where's Miss Thompson?"

Although Hiruma had seen Sandy on television and in major news headlines, he hadn't actually encountered her in real life. Tonight, when he heard that Anthony would be with Sandy, Hiruma had tagged along out of curiosity, wanting to witness her beauty in person.

Anthony raised an eyebrow at Hiruma's question. "Isn't she right there?"

Hiruma looked back at Sandy and exclaimed in disbelief, "That young boy?"

Hiruma's tone clearly displayed his incredulity.

Ignoring Hiruma, Anthony opened the car door, got out, and went around to open the door on the passenger side. "You look even better today than last time, though you do appear underage."

Upon hearing Anthony's words, Sandy chuckled softly. "Really? I was actually planning to change, but all my clothes are at the other place, so I just made do with this."

Anthony nodded. "It looks good. Get in the car."

Sandy responded with an "Okay" and bent down to enter the car.

Hiruma stared at Sandy, dumbfounded, for a while before finally speaking up to greet her. "Hello, I-I'm Hiruma, Anthony's... not younger brother, but childhood friend, Hiruma."

Sandy smiled openly at Hiruma. "I'm Sandy."

As Anthony got into the car, he saw Hiruma's lingering gaze on Sandy and playfully tapped him. "What are you looking at? Drive!"

Hiruma responded, "Right, right," and started the car. "Anthony, should we go straight to the suburban area or grab something to eat first?"

Anthony didn't answer Hiruma right away but looked at Sandy instead. "Have you had dinner yet?"

Sandy turned to Anthony and asked, "Isn't it dinner time now?"

"It's already past five," Anthony replied. "I didn't realize the time either. I thought it was still early."

Upon hearing this, Sandy said, "It must be dinner time then. Let's grab something to eat first. The light show doesn't start until seven."

Hiruma nodded. "It's best to go eat first. The beginning of the light show isn't as impressive; it gets better in the middle."

Anthony said, "Let's go eat then."

After making the decision, Anthony turned to Sandy and asked, "What do you feel like eating?"

Sandy responded, "I'm not familiar with Manches City, so you can decide. I'm not picky; anything will do."

"Let's go to the private kitchen we went to last time," Anthony said to Hiruma.

Hiruma agreed, "Alright."

That particular private kitchen required a reservation made in advance to secure a spot.

Hiruma made a call and reserved a private room.

When the three of them arrived, someone was already waiting at the entrance and escorted them in.

"There are quite a few people here, and usually, it's reservation-only, and they're all regulars, so no need to worry," Anthony whispered as they walked in.

Sandy asked in a low voice, "Do you know the owner?"

"I know them, but we're not close," Anthony replied.

Sandy added, "I've been here once before with some artists from my company. The food was good, but I heard they changed chefs, so I'm not sure about the quality now."

"It's still good. I came here with Hiruma last time," Anthony assured her.

Sandy nodded. "I remember there's no restroom in the private rooms, right?"

As they reached the elevator doors, Sandy suddenly asked Anthony in a hushed voice.

Anthony looked at Hiruma. "Is that true?"

Hiruma shook his head. "I didn't notice last time; I always used the one outside."

Sandy glanced at Anthony and said with a light cough, "Well, you know, I've been drinking a lot of water at home."

Anthony glanced at the lobby. "I'll take you there."

Sandy responded with an "Okay" and followed Anthony in the direction of the restroom.

Hiruma had initially planned to go up by himself, but afraid that Anthony and Sandy might have trouble finding him, he reluctantly followed them upstairs.

When they reached the restroom door, Anthony looked at Hiruma. "Put the 'Out of Order' sign from the area under maintenance in front of the women's restroom."

Hiruma turned to Anthony. "But what if there's someone inside?"

Anthony frowned. "Do you want to go in and check?"

Hiruma's eyes widened upon hearing Anthony's suggestion. "Bro, are you kidding me? I'm a real man! Is it appropriate for me to go into the women's restroom?"

At that moment, Hiruma looked at Sandy. "Miss Thompson, how about you go and check?"

Sandy glanced down at her attire. "I don't think it's appropriate for me to go in like this."

Just then, a girl came out of the women's restroom. Sandy turned to the girl and asked softly, "Excuse me, are there still people inside?"

The girl's eyes lit up when she saw Sandy and shyly shook her head. "N-No one is inside."

Sandy acknowledged with an "Oh, thank you. I'm looking for my sister."

The girl looked at Sandy and asked, "How old is your sister? Should I help you find her?"

Sandy shook her head. "No, it's okay. I thought she was in the restroom. We'll look for her ourselves."

The girl nodded and turned away.

"Hiruma, go and put it up," Anthony instructed.

Hiruma turned around and fetched the maintenance sign, placing it in front of the women's restroom door. "Done."

Chapter 888: Just let others gossip

Sandy glanced around and then looked at Anthony. "I'll be quick."