Joshua turned around when he heard Theo's voice. As soon as his gaze met Luna's and Theo’s, his expression darkened.
Alice, too, caught sight of them. She pursed her lips in indignation and said to Joshua pointedly, "Look at that. Luna and Theo Allen had just met yesterday, yet they're already here on a breakfast date. Tsk."
Joshua could not help but frown at Alice's tone. After a moment, he strode to where the duo sat and plopped down in the empty seat right next to Luna. "Let’s share a table.”
Alice had no choice but to hastily follow, but she noticed that the only available seat left was next to Theo. She sat down reluctantly.
As soon as she sat down, Alice realized that something did not seem right. The cafe was not that crowded at all, and there were unoccupied tables all over the place. They did not need to share a table with Luna and Theo at all. Besides, even if they had to, Joshua should have sat next to her instead of with Luna.
Theo picked up his glass of oat milk and took a sip. " What an interesting combination here at this table,” h e said meaningfully. 2
Luna could not stand having Joshua mere inches
away from her, so she slurped the rest of her oatmeal until her bowl was empty. "Alright, I'm done. Mr. Lynch, will you excuse me, please?"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" asked Joshua as he glanced at the time. "There's still half an hour left.
Besides, even if you were late, at least your boss was with you, so why are you so impatient?”
The waiter served Joshua and Alice's meals. Joshua proceeded to eat his breakfast slowly and gracefully.
Luna smirked as she watched him chew. "Mr. Lynch, what you're saying is that I should sit here and watch you eat, that only after you’re finished am I allowed to go to work. Is that correct?"
"Sounds about right.”
"You...!"
"Luna," Theo interjected with a polite smile. "Mr.
Lynch has already given you a free pass. Even if you were late to work, you wouldn't get into trouble anyway, so why are you in such a rush?”
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