Mr. Sterling smiled pleasantly. "Mr. Rhodes, be my guest."
He watched the man walk into the... men's restroom in the back.
Then, he settled into a seat in the lounge area, sipping his tea as he waited.
The restroom.
Roman Rhodes pushed the door open and walked in.
The first thing he saw upon looking up was that Stella Sterling was not in the separate sink area.
A flicker of movement behind the door caught the corner of his eye.
The man's thin lips curled into a smirk. He let go of the handle, and the wooden door swung back on its own.
In the blink of an eye, it revealed the startled figure hidden behind it.
At that moment, Stella Sterling was clutching three bottles of wine, standing on her tiptoes with her heels against the wall, a look of flustered embarrassment on her face as she stared at the newcomer.
The moment she saw Roman Rhodes, her expression relaxed, and she gave a smile that was uglier than crying. "Hi~"
