"Um~ I am going to my sister’s place at the moment," she answered, but without directly answering Sean’s earlier question.
[Then, does that mean that you will be free? If I am not mistaken, Diamond is in Dielas City, right now. Isn’t she?]
"Um, she is there. I just have to drop something there."
[That’s good. Anyway, it won’t be just us two. My friends will be there as well. Since the place is closer to your school, I thought that I should invite you.]
When Ruby heard that there would be friends, her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Her heart started thumping wildly, and she thought to herself, "If his friends were coming, then Waylon should also be there, right?"
Thinking like that, her eyes lit up, and a smile blossomed on her face.
"Um ... let me see if I can make it in time after going there!"
[It’s fine. I will send you the location and the dinner is around 7 pm. So you can take your time.]
When she heard that, she breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with Sean perfunctorily before hanging up.
After ending the call, her smile never left her face as she was filled with excitement, looking forward to seeing the guy she crushed had on at first glance.
Meanwhile, in a certain room, a young man smiled calculatedly as he hung up the phone and looked teasingly at the other, who was seated, crossing his legs with a nonchalant expression on his face.
"What?" the other asked expressionlessly, without raising his head.
The young man with a calculative smile smirked as he crossed his legs, while looking at the other and teasingly responded, "This is the first time I have seen that your face and name are pretty useful. Don’t you think so, Lon?"
The other person, Lon, raised his head, looked at the young man and scoffed in return, "Sean, don’t try to use me when you are the one who is shameless. When the other party cries in the future, don’t add me there!"
Sean upon hearing that burst into a peal of laughter when he heard that. he looked at his friend and rolled his eyes at him. ’Umph! Just be honest with yourself! Is it Ruby you are worried about or her sister?"
Waylon’s eyes quivered when he heard that, but he quickly calmed himself down and answered as he lowered his head. "Think whatever you want, but remember that if you are not serious about Ruby, then don’t waste her time lest you seek Diamond’s wrath!"
After saying that, he went silent and Sean didn’t tease him again. He looked at his friend with a serious expression, his thoughts unknown.
****
Meanwhile, back in the capital city, Diamond was all smiles as she sat with Essy in a private room at a certain restaurant, having that lunch she promised yesterday at the manor.
"The food here is tasty!" Diamond praised as she cut the steak on her plate, a satisfied smile blossoming on her face.
Essy’s face flashed with pride when she heard that. She responded cheerfully, "That’s why I brought you here. It is a family restaurant," not hiding the connection at all.
When Diamond heard that, her eyes lit up with surprise. She didn’t expect Essy to bring her to a family restaurant at all. However, seeing how she was so trustful of her establishment, Diamond couldn’t help but give the other a thumbs up.
Having pride and trust in your establishments was the best way to go!
"You should be proud!" Diamond teased Essy with a smile and the other beamed brighter. "Very!" and the both of them burst into a heartfelt laughter.
After some laughter, the lunch continued, and the two couldn’t eat quietly at all. So, they chatted about a lot of things.
"So, what other things do you do? I follow you a lot and have heard about the businesses that you are into, but I have an inkling that it isn’t all!" Essy asked curiously, pure curiosity without any malice in her eyes.
When Diamond heard that, she couldn’t help but look at Essy with a smile. She had adopted the normal approach of not looking deeper into others lest they pose harm or threat to her. That’s why she didn’t investigate Essy deeply. Except knowing the line of business she was in as well as her family background, the rest was unknown.
Looking at Essy, and understanding her previous connection with the manor, she couldn’t help but want to tease the other.
"Um ..... I am involved in a lot of things but I can share with you something that others don’t know for now but probably will, in the future," she cast the bait with a teasing smile, looking at Essy to gauge her expression.
And when Essy heard that, her eyes shone with excitement and she put the fork and knife on the plate, looking at Diamond anticipatingly. "What is it? I swear that I won’t share it with others!" eagerness in her tone.
Diamond chuckled faintly when she saw that and propped her elbows on the table before answering, "It’s the manor. I bought it!"
Bang!
And fireworks exploded in Essy’s head.
Essy leaned in as her mouth widened open, interest and excitement written all over her face.
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