Herman nearly jumped with fright. Fear was written all over his face, and he instantly stood up and put on a wry smile. “Hey, when did you arriver
Megan hid away her disgust and responded with a smile. “I was at the washroom earlier. When I was about to eavesdrop on your conversation over the phone, I accidentally knocked against your chair. Oh well, you got me.”
Herman doubted her explanation as she seemed to be in a bad mood. Yet, he decided to play along since he still had to accomplish his mission.
“It's all right. Come! Let's order. I'm famished!” Herman smiled broadly and flipped through the menu.
Megan, on the other hand, looked disinterested. While he was busy going through the menu, Megan looked out of the window and saw a casino nearby.
Lostaria was famous for its casinos. The neon lights the casino projected reminded her of all the debts she had settled for him.
I almost forgot that he was addicted with gambling.
Megan could not help but laugh at herself for helping him settle his debts. She used to believe that one day, he would turn over a new leaf. I was too naive then.
“Shall we skip dinner? I mean, we're in Lostaria now. Shouldn't we go out and have some fun instead?” Megan proposed with a smile.
Herman paused for a moment. He felt that he did not understand the woman enough to know what was on her mind. But it seemed she was trying to take control of the situation there.
“Why don't we have dinner first?” It was clear that Herman was not ready to give in.
Megan responded with a grin before shooting daggers at him. “But we're in Lostaria. Don't tell me you're afraid of losing money? Come on, be a man!"
At this point, Herman had yet to be addicted to gambling, but he would eventually. Megan thought it was the right time for her to give him a little push.
“But...” Herman hesitated. There was no way for him to go out and have some fun since he had yet to accomplish what he intended to do. He came up with an excuse to turn her down. “I didn't bring a lot of money with me since I'm
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