The old man was all smiles and was looking at Valeria kindly. “Ladies, there aren’t any tables left. Can I join you guys?”
Seeing that the old man was aging and that he came by himself, Valeria nodded her head. “Sure!”
She moved to the side and let the old man, who smiled happily to sit next to her. Seeing that she was about to order, he smiled and said, “I’m old, and I can’t see the words on the menu clearly. Could you help me order, miss?”
“Sure. Sir, what would you like to eat?” Valeria was very courteous to him as she saw how friendly and kind he was.
“I don’t know what to eat. Why don’t you order, and I’ll treat you and your friend.”
“Oh… No, that’s okay. I shall treat you!” Since they had let him sit at their table, and that he was a friendly old man, she did not fuss over it.
“Young lady, you’re so kind. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a kind and lovely girl in my life!”
The longer Gavin looked at Valeria, the more he grew to like her. She was so kind-hearted and loving, and she had even called him ‘sir’! It would be even better if she had called him ‘grandpa’.
How great if he could just tell her that she was his granddaughter so that he could bring her home right now! He would get to hear her call him grandpa every day then.
On the other hand, Valeria had no idea that the old man was actually Gavin Saunders. Valeria and Braelynn were spicy food lovers, but considering that the old man could not take it, they ordered less spicy ones.
She was also thoughtful enough to order mashed potatoes and a bowl of tomato soup for him. As for her and Braelynn, they ordered a black pepper steak, a lamb rack, and two plates of spicy seafood spaghetti.
Gavin was surprised to see Valeria ordering so many dishes. All the young ladies from wealthy families he had encountered before had small appetites, and they only ate at high-end restaurants. Not to mention that food at diners was served in large portions. Could his granddaughter, Lamont’s daughter finish everything they had ordered?
Not long after, Gavin’s doubts were quickly dispelled. When the dishes were served, Valeria greeted him politely. “Sir, please eat!”
“Alright, let’s eat!” Gavin smiled and scooped a big dollop of mashed potato onto his plate. The mashed potato was his favorite, and he was happy that his granddaughter actually knew what he liked.
Seeing that Gavin had begun to eat, Valeria and Braelynn started eating as well.
Soon, almost half of the dishes were gone.
Gavin had never seen anyone who could eat as free as them. Seeing how they enjoyed the food, his appetite suddenly became better. He had finished half of the lamb rack and had a whole bowl of tomato soup without realizing it.
As he ate, he noticed that Valeria was particularly fond of the seafood spaghetti, so he had wanted to try it too. As soon as it landed on his tongue, he was shocked by how spicy it was.
However, it tasted really good, so Gavin had begun to enjoy the spaghetti too.
Valeria didn’t expect that he was able to eat spicy food, too. Seeing that Gavin was eating so happily, she couldn’t help but remind him. “Be careful! Please eat slowly!”
She had wanted him to be careful, but it was as if she had jinxed it. Gavin began to choke on a strand of spaghetti.
He opened his mouth wide as he was struggling to speak, and Valeria and Braelynn were shocked when they saw this.
Of course, Gavin wasn’t here alone. His bodyguards were acting as customers and sitting at a table beside them.
They were shocked when they saw him like that, and they immediately rushed over to sent him to the hospital.
Valeria and Braelynn didn’t know that they were his bodyguards and they had assumed that they were just kind people who had wanted to help, so they followed them to the hospital.
A strand of spaghetti was stuck in Gavin’s throat and the doctor quickly removed it with tweezers.
It was the first day of meeting his granddaughter but he had embarrassed himself. However, Gavin didn’t feel sad about it. Instead, he thanked her and asked for her WhatsApp, saying that he wanted to treat her to a meal in the future.
Valeria refused his offer, but he would not hear of it. In the end, she added him on WhatsApp after some hesitation. Because of this, Gavin smiled happily as he parted ways with them at the hospital.
Soon, Valeria and Braelynn got in their car. Once they were inside, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. “What a relief! Luckily nothing happened to that old man. Or else, we might get into trouble.”
“That’s right. We can’t let this happen again. If something really happened to that old man, we might get sued, and we might have to compensate a huge amount of money!”
As the two of them were discussing this, on the other hand, Gavin was smiling happily as he got in his car. Without minding the pain in his throat, he called Lamont immediately. “I met Valeria today. She is such a kind girl!”
“Yes, she’s indeed very kind. But sir, are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I’m just a little embarrassed. But it’s worth it if I get to see Valeria. I have an idea, Lamont…”
Before Gavin could continue, Lamont stopped him. “Sir, once is enough. You shouldn’t think about getting close to her again. She is very smart, and she might suspect something if you approach her again.”
“How could the eldest granddaughter of the Saunders family have no proper home? I have to bring her back!” Gavin was excited to do so after seeing Valeria today. “Valeria is kind, so this would be easy!”
“No! You can’t just think of yourself, sir. If you had really brought her back, how are you going to explain that she is the granddaughter of the Saunders family? She would think that President Garcia had an affair with Archer. What would she think of President Garcia then?”
Lamont firmly refused Gavin’s suggestion. “Besides, aren’t you afraid that Ms. Brown will hate you after she finds out the truth? It was you who separated President Garcia and President Saunders? If she finds out about that, she won’t forgive you no matter how kind-hearted she is.”
Gavin’s expression changed as Lamont said this. That was all in the past, and now they were living in the present. If Natalie’s child hadn’t died back then, and Savannah hadn’t gotten pregnant, he would not have objected to their relationship, right?
But what was the point of saying this now? It had already happened and it was too late to regret it.
Soon, Gavin’s meet-up with Valeria and what happened after that was quickly reported to William by Valeria’s bodyguard.
William found it quite amusing when he heard about this. He knew that Gavin wouldn’t have come to B City for no reason, and now, he could see that he was here for Valeria.
Gavin was opposed to Archer and Natalie’s relationship back then. So how could he want to bring his granddaughter back now? He must be dreaming!
Gavin must be really hot-headed to think that Valeria would actually accept him as her grandfather.
But since Gavin had come all the way to B City to see her, he would definitely not give this up easily. He would surely make another move in the future.
Valeria’s true identity was still a secret right now. If Gavin continued to pester her, people who shouldn’t know about this would find out eventually, and it would make things complicated.
He had to find a way to make Gavin give up on this idea.