Chapter 240
At the restaurant, Galus had arranged for a private dining room–spacious and over the top
There were only five of them, yet the round table could easily seat ten.
Gals, eager to please, pulled out a chair and bowed slightly as he gestured toward Sean
“Mr. Jasper, please.”
Sean, used to being fawned over, took the seat
at without a second thought.
But for Charlotte, it was her first time witnessing how others treated the CEO of Jasper Corporation.
The man in front of her accepted all the flattery and deference with cool detachment. His expression was unreadable, his features sharp and cold, radiating an unapproachable air that seemed to push everyone away.
He felt undamillar.
It was hard to reconcile this aloof, powerful figure with the man she once saw in an apron cooking dinner just for her.
After Sean sat down, Noah took the seat to his right.
Gaius deliberately chose a spot to Sean’s left, but left a seat between them.
Close enough for conversation, but not so close as to be disrespectful.
Tim sal in Gaius’s left.
charlotte purposely chose the seat farthest from Sean, directly across from him.
Sean leaned back in his chair, casually scanning the table. When his eyes landed on Charlotte and saw how far she had seated herself, a flicker of disappointment passed through his gaze.
It was quick and subtle, but not lost on Noal. He sighed quietly to himself, “What a pair of star–crossed lovers.”
Duce everyone was seated, Galus pushed the menu toward Sean
“Mr. Jasper
Sean flipped through it with little interest, named a few dishes, then slid it back to Gaius
Galus added a few heavier, more indulgent dishes of his own.
She avoided looking at him entirely, keeping her gaze fixed on the glass lazy Susan in the middle of the table.
Every dish Sean had just ordered was something she liked.
A sliver of frustration stirred in her chest. “Why was he doing this?” she wondered.
First, he asked her to stay for lunch. Now, he was ordering her favorite food in front of everyone
Charlotte couldn’t just get up and leave in front of Tim and calus, but sitting in the same private coom with Sean made her feel like she was suffocating.
She sat with her head lowered, silent and still, not even touching her phone. She looked like a quiet little quali, curled in on herself.
The food arrived.
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