Griffon led Taya to the top floor of the hotel. It was a French restaurant. Sitting there, they had a panoramic view of the nighttime scenery. He seemed to have booked the entire restaurant. There was a group of waiters in tuxedos and bow ties, serving only them. The energetic French manager, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, sat down on the terrace in front of them. He leaned over and handed them an extremely luxurious menu. Griffon took it and placed it in front of Taya. “What do you want to eat, Taya?” Taya opened the menu. When she saw that it was all in French, she looked a bit constipated.
She couldn’t understand it at all. A subconscious trace of embarra*sment appeared on her fair face, and her flustered hands tucked her hair behind her hair. Griffon, who was sitting across from her, quickly stretched out his fingers to take the menu. He didn’t know what she liked to eat, so he wanted her to order for herself. However, it seemed that he hadn’t been considerate enough. Griffon felt a little guilty. He glanced at Taya, but didn’t say anything. He turned his head to the French manager and used English to order. After ordering the appetizer and the main course, he looked at Taya again. “Taya, do you want macarons or egg tarts for dessert?” He gave her a choice in an attempt to divert her attention so that she wouldn’t feel so ashamed.
She whispered, “Egg tarts…” She liked food that was soft and sweet, and egg tarts happened to be her favorite. Griffon nodded gently. He closed the menu and signaled for the French manager to leave. On the unique, French-style dining table, a few flickering candles shone dimly on their faces. The dim light made Griffon, who was wearing a white shirt with a slightly open neckline, look extremely noble and mysterious. Holding a wine gla*s with one hand, he leaned on the leather sofa. With a pair of deep eyes that seemed to hold constellations in them, he stared at the woman across from him. Taya kept her head down. She stared at her fingers without saying a word. Perhaps it was the environment that made her feel pressured and nervous. Griffon stared at her for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The manager immediately came over. “Yes, sir?” He whispered a few words to the manager in French this time, which Taya didn’t understand. Moments later, however, a famous cellist came to the restaurant. The cellist didn’t dare to come over. He simply nodded to them, then sat in the dining room and started to play. Slow and relaxing music could be heard, which made Taya’s tense nerves slowly relax… Seeing that she was no longer on edge, Griffon raised his fingers.
He grabbed her hand, which was on the table. He didn’t say anything and just held her tightly, as if he was holding a treasure that he was reluctant to let go of. He didn’t let go until the waiters served the French dishes one by one… When Taya bowed her head to eat quietly, Griffon made a mental note of everything she ate. In the past, he would get frustrated with her and wage a cold war against her. He hardly paid attention to what she liked, which was a pity. From then on, he would remember all her preferences, hoping that it would make up for the mistakes he made. His stomach wasn’t in good condition, so he didn’t eat much. He just stared at her as she sat peacefully and beautifully by the candlelight…. Feeling a burning gaze on her, Taya felt a little uncomfortable. She eyed Griffon. Seeing that he hadn’t touched the food in front of him, she couldn’t help but frowned. “Does your stomach hurt?” Griffon didn’t expect that she still remembered that he had stomach problems.
A smile flashed across his eyes. “I’m fine.” After toying with the knife and fork in her hand, Taya worked up her courage. She cut a small piece of foie gras for him and brought it to his lips. Seeing that she was offering to feed him, Griffon’s cold and deep eyes began to water. He opened his thin lips slightly and ate the piece of foie gras. It wasn’t supposed to be sweet, but he felt that every bite of it was bursting with sweetness. The candlelight dinner slowly came to an end with the playing of the cello… When Taya got up, the cool wind ruffled her short, messy hair, blocking her sight. After Griffon reached out to straighten her hair, he picked up his suit jacket and wrapped it around her body. Then, he took her hand again and led her downstairs. “Taya, there’s a musical. Do you…” He lowered his head to look at Taya beside him and saw that she was looking at the Capitol building in the distance. He stopped talking. He jutted his chin toward the bodyguard behind him, who immediately understood what he meant. The bodyguard quickly walked towards the White House. “Taya, let’s go to the Capitol building,” he suggested. Taya came back to her senses and shook her head. “No. You planned for us to go to a musical, so let’s go.” It was just that she had heard Neil mention that the Capitol was inspired by the architecture from ancient Greece and ancient Rome, which was why she couldn’t help but stare at it. She didn’t expect Griffon to take her to the Capitol building just because she kept glancing at it.
He was being a bit too considerate of her feelings. Griffon didn’t say much and simply led her toward the Capitol building. Taya thought they were just going to look from the outside, but he took her inside. Tourists were allowed to visit the Capitol building, but a reservation had to be made. On top of that, it wasn’t open at night. However, all Griffon had to do was show his ID for the security guard to respectfully let them in. Taya was shocked. However, what shocked her more was that… After they entered, a group of people in suits and ties bowed down and greeted him. “Sir.” In their home country, everyone called him Alpha Knight. Abroad, however, they called him Sir. At first, she thought it was just an honorific title, but right then, she had a vague feeling that the title represented something. Taya couldn’t figure it out. Despite that, she felt he was more than just the person in charge of the Knight pack. After staring at Griffon for a while, she forced herself to look away and stop thinking about it. Instead, she would focus on touring the interior of the building. They held hands like a couple. After visiting the Capitol building, they went to several other landmarks. Such as the White House, the Washington monument, and the central garden they saw earlier. They visited them all, and Griffon held her hand the whole time. It wasn’t until she was tired from walking that her pace slowed down and Griffon let go of her hand. He squatted down in front of her with his tall and straight body. “Get on, Taya.” Taya looked at the broad-shouldered man, feeling a little dazed. “You…” Griffon turned his head slightly and gently asked, “You want me to carry you, don’t you?” There were pedestrians all around. How could she have the nerve to let him carry her? After hesitating for a few seconds, Taya crouched down and got on his back. The man under her smirked and easily lifted her up. He gave her a piggyback as if he was carrying a whole lifetime’s worth of happiness and walked slowly under the street lamps. Taya stared at his defined side profile for a few seconds, then raised her hand and wrapped it around his neck. “Griffon…” “Hm?” He was carrying her on his back while walking on the streets of Washington.
His side profile was slightly angled toward her as he looked at Taya who took the initiative to hug him. Taya buried her head in the back of his slender neck, smelling the light cedar fragrance from his thick hair, and muttered, “You never brought me out in the past. This is the first time…” Her words caused him to stop suddenly. Intense pain began to quietly condense in his heart once again. He felt very distressed and extremely guilty, and apologized to her. “Taya, I’m sorry.” He was the one at fault for those five years. It was because he didn’t know how to cherish her, and he made her waste five years of her time. He subconsciously hugged the woman on his back tightly, using all of his strength as if he had the whole world in his embrace. “Taya, I will make it up to you for the rest of my life. Just wait for me.” Taya fell silent after hearing that. She did not reply to his words and simply leaned on his back while looking at the sky full of stars. Those stars seem to be illuminating the way forward for them, leading them in the direction of happiness.