âItâs more like Iâve never met a woman who managed to captivate my heart.ââ
âCaptivate your heart⦠That feeling is very rare!â Lina could relate to that. It was just like how she fangirled after celebrities and liked many of them, but Hadwin Stephenson was the only one who captivated her heart.
Since then, she had never met another person who could captivate her heart.
âThatâs true. Itâs difficult to meet someone who can captivate your heart. Itâs even harder to meet another one if youâve already met one,â said Lina.
Anthony Sherman was slightly startled. âIt seems youâve met one.â
âYes, I met one,â she said honestly. Although the person in front of her was her blind date, she thought of him as a friend after they began chatting.
âOh? What was he like?â Anthony Sherman asked with some curiosity.
âHeâs a handsome man. Heâs handsome, well-behaved, and obedient.â There was a slight curve on the corners of Linaâs lips when she talked about Hadwin Stephenson.
Even after breaking up, she only wanted to remember the best memories of him.
Perhaps it was because Anthony Sherman was approachable, or she was affected by Hadwin Stephensonâs visit to Emerald City, so she needed to find someone to talk to.
Lina even ordered a bottle of wine. She talked as she drank.
Anthony Sherman listened quietly. A while later, he stopped Linaâs hand once he saw that she had drunk a little too much. âStop drinking. Youâll get drunk if you continue drinking.â
âItâs not bad to be drunk,â mumbled Lina.
âItâs not too appropriate to get drunk in front of a man you just met, right? Arenât you afraid that Iâll do something bad?â asked Anthony Sherman.
Lina smiled. âYou wouldnât have said that if you wanted to do something bad.â
However, she stopped drinking. After all, if she were drunk, she would probably have to explain it to her parents tomorrow after she got home.
When Anthony Sherman was about to pay the bill, Lina insisted on going Dutch. âWeâre not boyfriend and girlfriend yet. We donât even know if the blind date is successful. Thereâs no reason for you to foot the bill.â
âMen should pay,â said Anthony Sherman.
âBut thereâs no law that states that. If youâre my boyfriend, then Iâll be okay with you paying. Otherwise, itâs better to go Dutch first.â
Anthony Sherman said, âArenât you afraid that we can never be a couple? Are we supposed to go Dutch whenever we come out for dinner?â
âWe can treat each other to dinner if we become friends,â said Lina.
âFriends?â Anthony Shermanâs eyes sparkled. He did not reject Linaâs offer to go Dutch anymore.
Anthony Sherman wanted to drive Lina home once they got out of the restaurant. âYouâre drunk and canât drive.â
Lina thought so too and said, âSorry for the trouble.â
âWait here for me. Iâll get the car,â said Anthony Sherman.