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Chapter 1431
Elaine pushed open the door and went inside. The waiters had already finished their
work and gotten off work, and only the cafe owner was sitting at the front desk, going
through the ledger.
The wall lamp glowed faintly. A vest covered the man’s dark gray shirt, his sleeves
were rolled up, and his forearms were revealed. The leather strap watch on his wrist
was a retro-style watch that was very scarce on the market.
None of his clothing and accessories were of any luxury brand, but they were all
custom-made instead.
His fashion style looked simple, comfortable, and refreshing.
He lifted his head and opened a cabinet. “I thought you’d come back in the evening to
pick up the things you left behind.”
Elaine stepped forward awkwardly and watched him place her employee card on the
desk. “I’m really sorry. I didn’t know that I left it at your store.”
She remembered that it had been in her bag and had not taken it out.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt‘Could it be that it accidentally fell out when I took out my wallet to pay for my coffee?’
She thought of something. “Then how did you know my cell phone number?”
He gave off a faint smile. “The solution came to me all of a sudden, and I called your company to ask for your cell
phone number.”
The employee of J Tech Inc. was working overtime tonight, so he had gotten lucky.
Elaine kept the employee card away with a smile, and her gaze landed on the wine glasses that were neatly
arranged on the shelf. There were various cocktails in the transparent kitchen cabinets. “You run a cafe and are
into all these too?”
She propped her arms against the surface of a table. “ I didn’t see any of these earlier today.”
The man was caught off guard for a split second and turned around to take a look. He immediately walked to the
side, pressed a button, and the walls and cabinets moved.
Everything soon returned to what she saw during the day.
Elaine was flabbergasted.
“Sorry, I forgot to change it back to how it usually looks.” The man held up a self-mixed cocktail and shook it lightly.
“No one else knows about this except for the staff of my store.”
Elaine chuckled. “Then does this make me the first customer to know the secret of your cafe?”
The man drank the cocktail slowly, raised his gaze, and laughed. “That’s true.”
“Have you ever owned a bar or a lounge before this?”
He nodded. “Yeah.”
Elaine supported her chin with one hand. “That’s no wonder. However, it’s already so late, so why haven’t you
gotten off work?”
He lifted his head to look at her. “I’m here waiting for you, ain’t I?”
Elaine was momentarily stunned. If it weren’t for the fact that she had passed the age where a teenage girl first
experienced the dawning of love, she would have thought that this man had a thing for her.
She laughed. “Yes, now that I’ve got my card, you can get off work already.”
She picked up her handbag and was about to take her leave when she suddenly remembered something, so she
turned around and looked at him. “May I know your name?”
The man shook the glass lightly, glanced at her face through the pane, and gave a faint
smirk. “You can call me Mr. Saldana.”
“Mr. Saldana.” Elaine smiled before pushing the door open and leaving the cafe. 1
The next day, Madam Vanderbilt fell ill and was hospitalized.
Hector hurried to the hospital after receiving a call from his father.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLucy came along with him. Since she was about to meet the elderly of his family, she
could not go there empty-handed. Thus, she also bought some supplements and
brought them to the hospital.
Hector stepped into the ward with Lucy.
Heidi was sitting on the bed drinking broth. Besides Yorick, the two relatives were in
the ward as well.
“Grandmother.”
“You finally know that you should come and visit me.” Heidi put the bowl down, and she
did not look sick at all. “As long as I’m still alive and kicking, I think you won’t even
remember that you have a grandmother, will you?”
Hector frowned. “If you’re not feeling well, just stay at home and don’t travel to
Bassburgh so frequently.”
Seeing his attitude, Heidi became upset, “what do you mean, Hector? I’m the person
who raised you since you were a child. You’ve become more disrespectful to me ever
since you came to Bassburgh to find Maisie. Sure enough, that wretch Maisie has
taught you to disrespect your elders, hasn’t she!?”
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