At Jasper City (5)

A little more than ten minutes later...

The scene Alessa had conjured in mind before finally became reality. Except, even with her strong heart toughened by all the scheming and bad experiences she had because of her sister, she still couldn't help but feel self-conscious due to the gloomy stares she was receiving from the guy sitting opposite her.

"Please. Join me for this lunch." She forced a smile, gesturing to the food the waiter had just brought to their table. It was when she could no longer endure the silence that enveloped the two of them.

They were currently inside a decent family restaurant. A man in his thirties was with them standing alert from the distance. It was Diaz, her other assistant and bodyguard.

She chose this place in order to not intimidate the young man, thinking that this would definitely be the case if they entered a restaurant with a very luxurious ambiance, frequented by rich people.