Ruby Mercer suspiciously glanced at Sophia White, but before she could ask anything, a little assistant opened the door, "Sophia White and Ruby are here!"
"Oh, you've arrived, quick, quick, sit down and eat!" Barton Owen, sitting in one of the host seats, gestured enthusiastically like a host.
Ruby and Sophia stared in stunned disbelief at the unbelievable scene before them, the whole crew packed into a room furnished with two long European aristocratic tables.
Sophia's face turned pale immediately, her steps faltered for a moment, her dreams shattered!
She had eagerly anticipated dining with the noble man she had fancied since the first moment she saw him.
Now, like a bubble, the dream burst, becoming vapor evaporating into the room...
...
Ruby's mouth almost dropped open in shock as she caught sight of the man at the main seat, calmly slicing steak.
Her previously gloomy mood disappeared in an instant, replaced by clarity...
