The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 1238

Chapter 1238: Chapter 1238: Extra Story: Ariel Zimmerman & Gregory Xander 1

The season of "Inspiration" ended perfectly on this day.

But everyone now looked forward to the first of next month with another expectation.

After having a meal with Scarlett Jennings and her group, Ariel Zimmerman decided to use the remainder of the vacation she pulled from Director Ian to first enjoy the meal Gregory Xander owed her before returning to the set.

She flew back to Capital Metropolitan, quickly booking a restaurant and setting the time.

Ariel deliberately painted herself a perfect natural makeup look.

The clothes were pre-selected, chosen over three hours.

Once she confirmed that she was perfect from head to toe, Ariel arrived at the booked restaurant booth at the appointed time.

This restaurant was chosen by her, not too far from Gregory Xander, with a design and ambiance that’s understated and elegant, the booth warm yet not overly intimate.

Old-fashioned people dislike ambiguous vibes.

Ariel didn’t want one dinner to completely scare him away.

She didn’t know if this was being overly eager, but... Gregory was the first person in years who stirred her heart despite a thousand miles between them.

As a representative of tea in her name, Ariel Zimmerman certainly knew how to entice a man to be drawn to her.

But she didn’t want to do it that way.

She liked him and wanted to tell him directly.

Today was the day Ariel planned to confess officially.

"Miss Zimmerman, your custom cake is ready, may I know when would you like it served?"

The restaurant manager approached politely to inquire.

As a current red-hot blossom, the manager certainly recognized Ariel Zimmerman and knew what that custom cake represented.

But his professional ethics ensured no news about Ariel would leak from their restaurant. This was one of the reasons Ariel chose this place.

"Wait for my friend to arrive, I’ll give the signal by tapping the cup when you can bring up the cake."

"Alright."

The restaurant manager left.

Ariel sat alone inside the booth.

Watching the clock hands nearing their appointed time, Ariel couldn’t help but mutter,

"Don’t even know to arrive fifteen minutes early for a date with a lady, no wonder you’re single."

Knowing Gregory’s personality, Ariel suspected he would enter right at the appointed time.

So she sat there, watching the clock tick to their agreed time, Ariel was calm,

"Got stuck in traffic? I’ll wait for you another five minutes."

Five minutes passed, she glanced at her phone, no messages.

She decided to wait a bit more.

Then ten minutes, thirty minutes passed, she couldn’t help but text.

Her messages seemed to sink into the sea, with no replies or even a voicemail answered.

From initial anticipation, to anger, finally, Ariel sat in silence.

An hour later, the restaurant manager opened the door again, asking if her guest had arrived.

Ariel still sat there, after a long pause, hoarsely replied,

"He’s... not coming, you can bring up the cake now."

The manager sensed something was off but refrained from asking further, quietly leaving and soon having the custom tiered cake brought in.

Ariel had designed the cake herself long ago—a spiral staircase design with her cartoon figure beneath climbing upwards.

At the top of the stairs was a corner tower, with a miniature figure dressed in a Daoist robe standing inside.

This cake symbolized her pursuit of him, until today, Ariel had considered two possibilities.

The first possibility was him accepting her confession, then she’d have him personally place her cartoon figure next to his.

The second possibility was him not accepting, which was alright; she’d use the cake to show him she’d keep climbing up until she stood beside him.

Even in failure, she wanted him to see her "determination."

She choked these words out, and without any lingering attachment, stood to leave. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

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