He pursed his lips, “Don’t eat, then. We’ll go back and get some rest!”
Hearing that, I immediately stood up straight and pouted. “C’mon. Let’s go get some food.” In just a few steps, I was inside the restaurant and had found us a seat.
He followed suit and looked at me coldly. Ignoring him, I ordered my food and rested my chin on my hand while looking at him. “Are you still angry?”
However, he ignored me.
I instantly understood how he felt, so I stopped talking. After a while, the waiter served our food. Feeling extremely hungry, I was really eager to dig in, but he stopped me. “Drink your soup first!”
At that, he placed a bowl of chicken mushroom soup in front of me. I knew he was afraid that I had been hungry for too long, and if I ate solid food right after that, my stomach would not be able to hold it.
Obediently, I drank the soup before starting to eat. He did not seem to be hungry or picking up his fork. Instead, he just looked at me gently, so I could not help but ask, “Ashton, has Armond been released?”
He pursed his lips and looked at me, “Eat your food and don’t talk with your mouth full!”
As soon as he said that, I kept quiet. After I had finished my meal, I looked at him and spoke, “Today’s incident happened because I was careless. I promise it wouldn’t happen again.”
He looked at me with a helpless gaze. “When have you ever kept such promises?”
Being a little speechless, I pouted and then quibbled, “I didn’t expect her to drug me at the café so blatantly and take me back to her place. I will not be fooled by her again next time.”
“Is there a next time?” He glared at me with a solemn expression.
I shook my head, declaring fearfully, “No, I hope this will never happen again.”
His facial expression improved slightly, and then he looked at me. “Do you understand what you did was wrong?”
I nodded. “Yes, I do!”
“What did you do wrong?”
I spoke like a child owning up, “I was wrong in being too trusting. I was wrong in being so silly. I was wrong for not obeying you!”
He grunted, looked at me and asked, “What else?”
His question had me stunned as I pondered over it and not knowing what else to say. Watching him cautiously, I asked, “What else did I do wrong?”
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