Chapter 30: You Hesitate, You Lose
Chapter 30 – You Hesitate, You Lose
The dinner lingered longer than expected. Time dissolved in candlelight, banter, and silver cutlery against ceramic plates too pretty to be real.
Naomi had loosened up somewhere between the second glass of wine and the dessert.
Lux stayed exactly the same.
By the time the plates were cleared and the wine glasses emptied, the city beyond the glass looked like it had softened—like even the skyline was drunk on their presence.
Then came the moment.
The soft click of leather shoes. The staff returned—this time with a silver tray.
On it?
Two long receipts—like miniature scrolls—and a sleek, white-gloved hand holding a payment terminal.
"Apologies for the wait," the young server said, bowing slightly. "This is the total for the dinner. Yours and Miss Xianlong’s."
Lux leaned forward casually.