It was already noon when Thea completed the transfer process and toured the Pacific’s Factory.
James and Thea left together.
He rode his electric motorcycle with Thea.
“Honey, let’s not go home for lunch today. We should eat out to celebrate.” Thea wrapped her arms around James as she sat behind him.
The relatively strong wind ruffled her sleek black hair.
She buried her head into James’ shoulder to shield herself from the wind.
“Sure.”
James was more than willing.
He had not eaten alone with Thea for a very long time.
“Should we go to the Gourmand?”
Thea shook her head and said, “No. Every time I go to the Gourmand, Bryan will always come to greet me in person as if I was some prominent figure.”
“Haha… Well, you’re a very influential person now! Who else are they going to curry favor with if not you?”
“N-no, I’m not! It’s because…” Thea hesitated.
“Hmm? It’s because of what?”
“N-Nothing!”
Thea shook her head.
‘It’s best not to tell James about these things. It’ll make him unnecessarily suspicious.’ thought Thea.
James simply smiled and did not pursue the topic.
“Drive a bit slower. I need to call home and tell them we’re not going back for lunch.”
“Okay.”
James slowed down.
Thea phoned back home.
“Mom, we’re not coming home for lunch. I need to take out a loan to purchase the Pacific Group from Granduncle…”
Thea blurted out an excuse.
She did not dare to tell her family that James had money, especially because his money was obtained through shady means.
After hanging up the phone, she reminded him, “James, refrain from saying anything about money outside. There’ll be rumors spread if the word gets out. I’ll find an excuse and say Yuna lent me the money.”
“Alright. I’ve never told anyone about it. In fact, I never dared to use the money because it’ll be troublesome if the authorities look into it. However, seeing that nothing happened, the money must really be a reward from my boss.”
“I’m warning you. You better not cause any trouble in the future. I won’t force you to work if you don’t want to work. When the company is back on track, we’ll buy a house for ourselves and move out. You can stay home, and I’ll make money to support you.”
“Haha. That’ll be great!” James smiled.
The two of them chatted and laughed on the way to the city. They found a decent restaurant.
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