Chapter 11 Don't Say No
Gwenyth's tense shoulders suddenly slumped.
Edison was right. He was the boss, so it was easy for him to fire her.
She didn't need to make a special trip to cause herself trouble, so she said, "I'm leaving."
Then, she turned around and walked to the door. When her hand touched the doorknob, she heard him say from behind, “Wait.”
"Is that all?"
"Have you had breakfast?"
"No."
"Eat with me."
Before she could refuse, he said, "Don't say no."
Ten minutes later, they left the billiard room. There was a breakfast shop across the street selling porridge, buns, and noodles.
Gwenyth didn't want to go anywhere else but wanted to have breakfast nearby and go home as soon as possible. So, she pointed at the breakfast shop and asked, "What about that one?"
Edison looked over, stared at the breakfast shop for a while, and reluctantly agreed, "Let's go."
When they crossed the road, Gwenyth walked ahead of Edison. But she could see him out of the corner of her eye. When he reached out to hold her hand, she casually put her hand in the pocket of her pants.
Edison missed her hand, so he slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you do that on purpose?"
Gwenyth pretended not to know what he meant, turned to look at him, and asked, "What?"
"Nothing."
After entering the breakfast shop, Edison chose a table by the window and sat down. Instead of ordering any food, he took out some napkins and carefully wiped the table on his side.
Soon, the napkins were stained with oil.
When the waiter came over, he threw the napkins into the trash can and lost his appetite.
"Order for yourself," he said to Gwenyth.
"OK."
Gwenyth did not refuse because she was hungry. She ordered a bowl of porridge, a few steamed buns, and a potato salad.
When all the dishes were served, she picked up a disposable fork and began to gulp.
Seeing this, Edison frowned. He had never seen any other woman eat like this in front of him. She was paying no attention to her image.
She finished four buns and the bowl of porridge but left the potato salad untouched. After putting down the fork, she got up to pay the bill.
Edison had wanted to pay. But she had moved fast without giving him the chance.
Then, she asked the waiter for two takeout boxes to pack the unfinished buns and potato salad.
Gwenyth closed the boxes, put them in her bag, and looked up at Edison, asking, "Is that all?"
"I'll send you home."
"No, thanks."
"You are my girlfriend now."
"I’m fake."
"Miss Lovelace..."
"If you don't need me to play the role now, I will go home."
Seeing him sit still in silence, Gwenyth knew what he meant. So, she strode out of the breakfast shop without looking back.
When she was about to arrive at the subway station, a car drove over and slowly stopped beside her.
It was a luxury car, but she could not tell the brand. When the window of the driver's seat went down, she saw Edison's exquisite handsome face.
"Get in the car."
"You don’t need to send me home."
"Do you want to break the contract?"
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