The pungent smell of alcohol sat on the tip of Nina's nose and made her grit her teeth as her knuckles cracked, clenching her fists.
"Sean!"
"I'm here," John casually responded and made way for her, pretending not to see anything.
"Sean, I'm not done with you." Nina glanced at him.
If it weren't for the complicated scenario they were in, she would have thrown him out without any hesitation.
John said gently, "Okay." Nina looked at him in surprise and thought, 'What kind of answer is this?
Did he not realize I was threatening him? He's just standing there so calmly.
Is he trying to provoke me?'
Nina couldn't let this go lightly. She thought that she had to teach him a lesson, or he'd never take her seriously.
"Sean, let's fight again."
"No, thanks. You're going to lose anyway."
Nina gritted her teeth and said, "You're so arrogant."
"I did beat you last time, right?"
Nina realized that Sean had an incredible talent for pissing her off. She felt a little embarrassed and forced a smile at him.
"You're just so awesome. Do you have a girlfriend?"
After a pause, John replied, "No."
"I thought as much. After all, who would be stupid enough to like an annoying person like you?" Nina sarcastically smiled at him and as soon as she turned her face away, it fell into an expression of pure disgust.
In Nina's eyes,
he probably couldn't find a girlfriend because he was so mean. John was speechless.
A thought crossed his mind. 'Is my little girl calling herself stupid?'
Nina walked away, leaving John behind. This sense of accomplishment spurred her on. She was so proud that she gained a round back on John.
At lunch time, Cali and John sat at the same table as Nina, with the two of them opposite her.
Cali stared at the dishes laid out before her. Even if she saved her money for more than half a year, she still wouldn't have been able to afford this. Never in a million years would she have believed that she would be eating with the princess. To say she was nervous was an understatement.
Her ears turned red, now that she was sitting beside the man she secretly liked.
"Your Highness, how about I serve you and Sean for lunch?" Cali stood up uneasily.
"Don't worry about that." Nina smiled.
Her smile was not only gentle, but also noble and elegant. That only amped up Cali's feeling that she didn't deserve to be having lunch with the princess. She said more firmly, "I'd better serve you."
When Nina saw that Cali had pushed the chair under the table, she frowned as she ordered, "Sit down."
Cali's heart jolted and she gave in instantly. She frantically pulled out her chair and sat back down.
She sat upright like a primary school student, with her hands crossed on the table.
Nina sighed helplessly on the inside. Sure enough, she had to use force to coax this girl.
"Let's eat," Nina ordered in a commanding tone again.
Cali picked up the chopsticks obediently, only to see that her hand wouldn't stop shaking. She quickly grabbed it with her other hand to stop the trembling. She had to be really careful not to bump any tableware over. If anything broke, she definitely couldn't afford it.
She swallowed and saw from the corner of her eye that Sean hadn't even touched his chopsticks yet. She set hers down and turned her head to ask, "Sean, why don't you eat? Is it inconvenient?"
Nina looked up and realized something. Since he was wearing a mask, he was unable to eat. "Just take off the mask. No matter what is underneath, we won't judge you."
"Yes. Sean, take off your mask." Cali looked at him obsessively. Someone once said that Sean was a mute, but in actuality he just didn't like talking a lot.
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