âBesidesâ¦â She paused. âThey took all the money for my parentsâ death and even a lot of my parentsâ
inheritance. Theyâre not that poor. Theyâre just⦠too greedy.â
She did not want to feed their greed.
âAlright, enough about that.â Valda Theller pulled herself together and took a deep breath. âI have to continue drawing storyboards. Iâll have to burn the midnight oil today if I donât finish them.â
She said and returned to her work desk to work on her storyboards.
Brian watched Valda Theller in silence and could not help falling into a trance.
By the time Valda Theller finished drawing the storyboards, it was already past six oâclock.
âSorry, I lost track of time,â she quickly apologized.
âAre you done?â Brian asked.
âYeah.â
âLotâs get dinner, then. What do you want?â Brian asked.
âHow about the small restaurant near the studio? The same restaurant we ran into each other the second time,â said Valda Theller.
Brianâs eyes twinkled. The restaurant was the small noodle shop where Grace used to work at, and it carried many memories of Grace.
âWhy do you suddenly want to eat there?â he asked calmly.
âMaybe because thatâs where we became a couple, so I find it⦠familiar,â she said. She did not say that she often went alone when working at the studio.
Every time she sat there eating, she would think of their fate.
If she had not walked into the small restaurant that day, maybe she and he would have never met again.
Fortunately, she met him.
He pondered for a moment before saying, âOkay, letâs eat there.â
The small restaurant was not far from her studio, so the two walked there.
They ordered after entering the small restaurant. Though their relationship had gone viral online, Brian was not a celebrity even though he was the crown prince of the entertainment industry. No one recognized him in the small restaurant.
However, people still look sideways from time to time due to his outfit and temperament.
The restaurant served the food after a while. Valda Theller lowered her head to eat. After a momentâs hesitation, she asked, âAre you free next Wednesday?â
Brian asked, âWhatâs up?â
The company had an important movie contract to sign next Wednesday.
She bit her lip. âNext Wednesday is my parentsâ death anniversary. If⦠Can you accompany me to pay them my respects if youâre free? I⦠I want to introduce my boyfriend to my parents.â
She wanted her parents to know she was no longer alone and finally had someone. Even if⦠she had no idea how long he would be there for her, at least she was now happy!
He was silent.
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