The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 123

The next day, after finishing her two classes and spending the rest of the morning at the Society, Mika finally left campus around noon.

She bought a two-person voucher for a premium all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet online, then swung by the hotel to pick up Damaris.

Damaris had spent her entire life bouncing between minimum-wage jobs and the kitchens of various men.

Occasionally, when she went out with her boyfriends, they usually ate at greasy diners or went to dive bars to drink cheap draft beer all night.

A premium BBQ buffet was an experience she had genuinely never tried.

When the mother and daughter arrived at the restaurant, a waiter escorted them to their booth, and Mika scanned the QR code to order.

Damaris nervously selected six or seven meat dishes before handing the phone back.

"Restaurants in the big city must be insanely expensive. Let's order less, we can't eat that much anyway!"

"What, are you trying to save your daughter money?" Mika laughed. She looked down at the phone and selected several cuts of meat she liked.

"This is an all-you-can-eat place. No matter how much you order, it's a flat rate of around thirty dollars. But, of course, the rule is you have to finish it. No wasting food."

"A deal like this exists? Doesn't the owner go bankrupt?"

Damaris was utterly shocked, but her body moved instinctively to snatch the phone back as she declared righteously.

"Well, then I have to order a few more! I'm going to eat until we get our money's worth!"

Mika laughed, taking Damaris to grab dipping sauces, drinks, and lettuce wraps.

The waiters brought out plates of meat and placed them on the parchment-lined grill.

Before long, the marbled pork belly was sizzling, roasting to a perfect golden crisp.

Copying Mika, Damaris dipped two slices of pork belly in the seasoning, placed them on a crisp lettuce leaf, added some garlic and jalapeños, wrapped it up, and shoved it into her mouth.

"Wow, this stuff is actually pretty good!"

It was as if a new world had been unlocked for Damaris. Her appetite surged, and she started experimenting with everything.

Between bites of BBQ, Damaris kept sending photos and voice messages to Caleb.

"Look, Mika brought me out for BBQ today!"

"No matter how much we eat, it's only thirty bucks! I gotta say, it's really delicious."

Mika lowered her eyes, quietly nibbling on a chicken wing as she waited.

A moment later, Damaris tapped a voice note, and Caleb's passive-aggressive voice blasted from the phone.

"Well, you and Mika are certainly eating good. Kevin and I don't have it that easy. We're stuck at home eating plain canned soup."

"Once you finish that stupid spa thing today, buy a ticket home! Kevin misses you, he cries every night!"

Hearing the two messages, the bright smile on Damaris's face visibly dimmed, replaced by a deep, anxious frown.

"I know, I know. I'll talk to Mika tonight. Tell Kevin not to cry, Damaris will be home very soon!"