Lulu promptly wheeled on the stewards who brought the breakfast cart and snapped, "We don't need this. Take it away!"
Martin turned toward her just then.
What happened? She usually would never get upset this easily…
Still, he did not question her. Instead, he told the stewards, "You can take these away. We've actually been having breakfast here for a while…"
"Actually, sir, this isn't from our hotel," one of the stewards said awkwardly. "A gentleman had us deliver it."
Martin promptly understood why Lulu got upset.
The man they met at the lobby must have sent these.
"Alright, just leave it here. You may go now," he said.
Lulu stared at him in confusion. "Why? Don't you know who sent these?"
"I do," Martin replied.
Lulu was even more confused. "If you do, then…"
Martin did not explain, but instead closed the door after sending the stewards away.
Then, he walked up to Lulu, and helped her sit down on the couch.
"Would you change anything if you throw these away?" Martin said patiently, already knowing everything. "These must be your favorites, right? He's trying to provoke me since I don't know, but so what? That's in the past—people, their tastes, and their feelings change with time. Just like you and me."
As Lulu held his gaze, Martin held her hands and continued. "If you've given up on him and have no delusions about him, you should be facing his challenge with composure… and to be frank, I was hoping he wouldn't affect you at all, if you know what I mean?"
Lulu stayed silent for a long while.
Yes.
If she no longer cared about Zachary Slate, why would she get agitated over this?
He was no longer the man who would affect her mood!
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