The entire table grew silent, apart from the sound of Gavin sipping his water.
Alice stared at Joshua with an expression of disbelief and horror, unable to trust her ears. Was Joshua suggesting that another woman feed him in front of his wife?
”I don’t want to do that.” Luna shot Joshua a dismissive look before she glanced at the frozen- in- shock Alice. She then lowered her head and picked up her phone, about to read the news.
Alice smiled. This was the first time she and Luna agreed on something. ”Alright. Since Ms. Luna refuses to do so, I guess I should feed you.”
”What right does she have to refuse? ” Joshua tapped against the table with his left hand. ”I injured myself because of her. I had to get stitches! It’s not too much to ask her to feed me in return, is it?”
Luna was still reluctant to do so, but she did not have much of a choice. She lifted her head to glare at him. ”Mrs. Lynch is already feeding you, isn’t she?”
”Yes, but she hasn’t eaten yet. Since you’ re already done, why don’ t you take over so she can eat? I got injured because of you, and I now want you to feed me. Is that too much to ask?”
Luna paused for a moment, then came to a sudden realization. The only reason why Joshua wanted her to feed him was so Alice could take a break. Alice had not even taken a single bite of her food ever since they stepped foot in the restaurant. This was Joshua’s way of expressing his concern toward Alice.
‘Why hasn’t he ever shown me that sort of concern before?’ Luna could not help but think to herself.
Despite that, she scoffed and stood up anyway. She inched past Gavin and walked over to Alice. ”Please switch seats with me, Mrs. Lynch.”
Alice bit down on her lip and shot Joshua a helpless glance. ”I ‘in not even hungry, Joshua. I’ll eat after I’ve finished feeding you.”
Joshua stared at Alice and let out a chuckle. ”It’s okay. You should eat. You haven’ t eaten all day, and I wouldn’t want you to starve.”
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