When they arrived at the restaurant, Mr. Bardem had been waiting for them. Tracey felt someone's eyes upon her as she entered.
"You are..." There was surprise in Mr. Bardem's eyes, as if he had known Tracey.
Tracey was confused. She could confirm that this was the second time she had met him, and she didn't say hello to him at the dinner party. Why did he act like he knew her?
"Hello, I'm DO. Steve says you want to meet me." Tracey smiled decently.
"Yes. Miss, you don't look European. Where are you from?"
Tracey got more confused. Why did he ask her this the first time he met her? But since he asked, she answered anyway.
"I'm from City A."
"City A? Is your mom Venus?" Smarty suddenly asked. Tracey finally knew why he looked at her like this.
That was probably because she looked like her mom. If he were her mom's acquaintance, things would be easier.
However, she didn't know if she should say yes. Venus had been hiding who she was, and Mr. Bardem could be a bad guy.
"Miss, is this a difficult question for you to answer?" Mr. Bardem looked at Tracey, who was so much like Venus.
"Well, yes, my mom is Venus. Sir, do you know her?" Tracey asked tentatively.
"Well, we met many years ago. She'd been unmarried, and few people knew she had a child. I thought of her the moment I saw you. You're just like her."
Tracey remembered Steve telling her that Mr. Bardem looking favorably on Rocco at the dinner party. Maybe it was also because of her mom.
"So, Mr. Bardem, you're my mom's friend. That's a bit of luck."
"Mr. Bardem, let's take a seat. We have plenty of time to talk." Steve saw an opening.
He had thought it was a long shot because Mr. Bardem had a good time with Rocco that day after Tracey left the dinner party.
Now that they knew Mr. Bardem was a friend of Tracey's mom, they and Rocco were on the same starting line.
"Okay. Miss, can I have your name?" Mr. Bardem looked up and down at Tracey, realizing that she did not look like Neymar.
Neymar had been with Venus for so many years. If she didn't love Neymar, who did she love? He was really curious.
"My name is Tracey Xia, and my father is Ben Xia."
"I see. I'd love to meet your father sometime."
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