After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 998

Sadly, no such thing happened. After all, the two women were raised well—not to mention the posh place they were in innately made people want to behave well.

Vanessa only smiled at the other woman’s quip. "Still so tactless, I see," she said. "Some things never change."

"Only with you," Gwen said. "Subtext sometimes misses your pretty little head, after all."

"..."

It was at this time that the double door of the restaurant opened, and the waiter immediately went to guide the newcomers to their seats. It was none other than Althea and Garan, so it was not surprising the waiters pretty much ran to the entrance to greet them.

They did not notice any of the other guests though, as their eyes were stuck on each other. They did not see the pair of sticky eyes following them either.

It was Vanessa’s, of course, and she unconsciously bit her lips.

Gwen, who had been looking at her, saw everything.

Gwen could see her body tense as she watched the sweet couple. She obviously disliked the sight but her eyes couldn’t be pulled away.

Gwen pursed her lips. Was this girl a masochist?

"Busy being a fly, I see. Things never change."

"YOU—"

This time, Vanessa’s wounds were reopened by the sight of Garan and Althea being all mushy again, so a lot of cracks easily formed in her lady-like facade.

Turbo and Evelyn entered shortly after Althea and Garan. Turbo was looking around for a good seat (the waiters were busy with Althea and Garan) when he saw Vanessa and Gwen a meter from each other.

His body immediately shrunk back, causing Evelyn to look at him weirdly. "Husband?"

"Ah, well, let’s go take that seat allll the way in that corner," he said, pointing at a place far from the two women. He was trying to get his wife pregnant, and she was a peace-loving woman who wouldn’t enjoy women battling each other. No need for her to get exposed to that stress!

The tension between Gwen and Vanessa was actually famous in their circle. Gwen had a sharp tongue like her brother but, unlike him, she had plenty of EQ along with it. She was usually friendly and nice, but when a person irked her, then they ought to be prepared to get hurt.

Anyway, the couple went far away from the commotion to eat in peace.

Meanwhile, the tension near a table was at an all-time high.

Gwen had admired Althea since she was young. She also admired her mother, of course, but Althea was closer to her in age and was in the same generation, making her a better role model.

Anyway, Gwen had always seen this bitch for what she was and she was also one of the few brave souls to call her out on it.

Vanessa really hated her for it.

If these two didn’t have a good upbringing, it was estimated they would’ve entered a catfight ages ago, all the way back in Terran.

In any case, Vanessa did not know how to respond without appearing awkward. Barbara sighed. She had such a nice relaxing day yesterday, so she was thankful to Vanessa for this chance. For that favor, she decided to help her out this time.

"Miss Vanessa," she said. "Your food is going to get cold."

"A-Ah," the other woman said and she turned away—without smiling pitifully to Ryan of course—and headed back to her table.

Tensions for some aside, the rest of the restaurant had a lovely atmosphere. _{freewebnøvel.com}