Suddenly, she recalled that Howard had mentioned how the wealthy people of Northville City loved dining at this restaurant!
She never expected her luck to be so bad that she would run into Johnny here!
Tilda didn’t wait for Howard to return. She quickly took her bag and left.
She thought about waiting at the entrance of the restaurant, making sure not to be seen by Johnny.
Upon returning, Howard looked at his seat only to find Tilda was no longer there!
He looked around but couldn’t find her. His heart skipped a beat. He quickly wondered if he had taken too long, causing her to leave in anger.
Howard quickly took out his phone and called Tilda.
Soon, she answered the call.
“Tilda, where are you?”
“I’m at the entrance of the restaurant. The restaurant is a bit stuffy. Just come out and find me.”
“Okay.”
Although Howard found it strange that she wanted to leave before finishing their meal, he didn’t dwell on it. After hanging up the phone, he grabbed his suit jacket and walked out of the restaurant.
Little did he know that Johnny had overheard him talking to Tilda on the phone!
“Here.” Tilda saw Howard and waved at him.
With his car keys in hand, Howard walked over to Tilda. “Feeling unwell? Should I take you to see a doctor?”
“No need. I just wanted to get some fresh air.” Tilda smiled and took hold of Howard’s sleeve. “Let’s go.”
“Okay.”
Tilda’s sudden intimate gesture made Howard blush even more, feeling increasingly shy.
As they walked towards the car, suddenly…
Tilda caught a glimpse of Johnny standing at the entrance of the restaurant!
He stood there with his arms crossed, wearing black jeans and a matching flight jacket. His dark eyes were fixed on her.
Oh no…
When did Johnny notice her?
Tilda’s expression momentarily turned unpleasant, and she quickened her pace.
Howard sensed something was wrong and stopped her. “You don’t look well. Should we go to the hospital?”
“I’m fine. Let’s just hurry.” Tilda pretended as if nothing had happened and went straight to open the car door.
Just as she reached for the door handle, a large hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tightly grabbed onto the door!
She looked up and saw Johnny staring at her.
“Why are you running so fast? We meet again, and you don’t even say hello?”
Howard glanced at him and then at Tilda. “Your friend?”
“Ah, yes! My friend. Just wait a moment. I’ll talk to him for a few minutes, then we can leave.” Tilda could only force a smile at Howard before quickly getting out of the car and closing the door.
Instead of immediately speaking to Johnny, she deliberately walked a distance away before speaking.
“What a coincidence, Mr. Chow. I didn’t expect you to be here too.” Although Tilda had a smile on her face, it seemed more like facial muscles twitching.
Johnny put his hand into his jacket pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff.
“Did you receive the phone?” he asked.
“Yeah, I received it. Thanks for compensating me with the new phone.”
“Who’s that?” Johnny glanced at Howard’s black Audi parked nearby.
He wasn’t stupid. He already had an idea of who it was but wanted to hear it from Tilda!
Tilda thought about it. Why should she act like she was caught cheating? So she confidently said, “My blind date! No, now I should call him my boyfriend.”