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Author: Author Riele
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The waiter, who had been standing at a distance observing the interaction, was just as astonished to see Justin Li in the restaurant as the others were. His jaw dropped slightly as he saw him walk away like nothing happened.

Now seeing the four of them begging Ansel, the waiter shook his head.

They had surely messed with the wrong person.

He guessed that Ansel must be some important person.

With a polite tone, he smiled as he turned to Ansel.

"Your bill is one thousand and thirty-four dollars. Are you paying with cash or card?"

Mira understood they hadn't paid for their lunch and wanted to pay with her card. But Ansel stopped her and took out his own card to pay for their meals.

"I will pay" Ansel said with a sharp tone and slid his card out from his pocket.

It was just a regular card which was the one he had always used.

The money which the antique store owner had given him was still in the bank and Ansel hadn't used it for anything.

When the waiter saw the card, he accepted it with
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