Alexander quickly dismissed the system.[As you wish, Mr. Alexander] the system replied then vanished in time for Chef Ronaldo to return to the metallic table.“So, how did the call go?” Alexander asked, pretending like he didn’t hear the entire conversation with his heightened hearing. “It went fine, I think,” Chef Ronaldo said, exhaling tiredly as he sat down beside Alexander like he used to.Alexander saw the confused expression on the head Chef’s face. Alexander grimaced in curiosity.“What’s the matter? You don’t look like someone who had a fine conversation, and yes, I know that it was with your blackmailer, but still, for some reason I feel like it’s beyond that” the young multimillionaire said.“Yeah. About that. During the conversation, there was something said that kind of reminded me of—“ Chef Ronaldo said but his eyes widened and his body became tense.“What?” Alexander asked quickly. Chef Ronaldo exhaled, calmed down, and went back to acting normal. “Nothing. I was ju
The moment Alexander walked out of the kitchen, he met James and when the restaurant staff saw him, he stopped what he was doing.“I’m guessing your meeting with the head chef is over,” James said as Alexander walked up to him.Alexander nodded.“That’s right”James looked at his wristwatch, smiled, and looked at Alexander.“You also kept your word about it being short-lived. Thanks for that”“No problem. I wasn’t able to finish my discussion with Chef Ronaldo but he did tell me to come back in the evening, so that’s good.”“Oh. The head chef said that?” James looked surprised, wondering what more could the young multimillionaire and the head chef have to talk with each other. “Yeah. He also said something about reserving a table for me for tonight. You can ask him all about it later if you want” Alexander said.James grimaced, groaned, and then shrugged.“Thanks for the info,” James said then started walking towards the kitchen door.However, just as he walked up to Alexander, the y
Alexander parked on the opposite side of the street from where the Taste Makers Stake House restaurant was located. He turned off the car engine and looked through the closed driver door window to stare at the stake house for a few seconds, focusing on how the place looked.“Doesn’t look as great as The Mighty Julius Restaurant but I guess it’s still a nice-looking spot” Alexander shrugged then grabbed the door handle and opened the door.He got out of the car and immediately, one of his heightened senses, his nose, kicked in.From where he stood, Alexander could perceive the enticing aroma emanating from the restaurant a few feet in front of him and it was powerful. The aroma was so great that his mouth almost watered.“System, why did you choose this place again?” Alexander asked.It was a weird and unexpected curveball that the system chose a place that sold mostly stake dishes when he had asked for a restaurant to eat at.Clearly, he was asking for a place that sold a different
“I’m terribly sorry about that. Hope the thief didn’t hurt you in the attempt to take your phone” Alexander asked.[“Not at all. I’m perfectly fine. I suspect that it was a pickpocket, so I didn’t even know my phone had been stolen until I got home and tried to use it for something but couldn’t find it in my purse”]“Oh. That’s terrible” Alexander said. [“Well, I was already planning on upgrading to a newer model, so it wasn’t that bad. Thankfully all my photos and important stuff like contacts and documents are backed up in the cloud so I didn’t face any challenge besides going to the phone store to get this new on”]Alexander smiled because things turned out positive in the end.“Lucky you,” he said.[“Yeah. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that and see how you’re doing. Since I’ve done that and you are about to eat a dish you’re saying smells amazing, I think we should end it here, for now. Talk to you later in the day”] “Yeah, talk to you later. Be careful so you don’t lose ano
As he expected, the food was very delicious and it was only the first bite he had eaten.What would the rest of everything the plate had to offer taste like? Alexander wondered and proceeded to eat.While he ate, Troy and his friends fooled around, making jokes and showing each other social media posts of sexy girls on their phones instead of ordering something. “Look at them. Such noise makers” “I wonder who their parents are ‘cause this isn’t how a well-trained child should behave in front of others” “I hope they eat fast and leave because they are making the environment sour”Some of the customers, especially the older ones whose table was close to Alexander’s gossiped.Troy, who could hear the majority of the side talks being made about him and his friends, clenched his fists.He looked for who to reproach and then turned his torso to glare at the two elderly customers whose table was right behind him. Unlike the other customers, these two elderly folks had just made a concern
He was more angry that she was giving Alexander what seemed to be special treatment than anything else.“Sir?” She said.“Since it’s like that then go tell the other waitresses to make the same dish for themselves and bring it to this table so I and my friends can eat it. This dump should have at least five waitresses who you can ask, right?” Troy asked and saw Eve grit her teeth.“I’m sorry, sir but that won’t be possible,” Eve said.“And why is that?” Troy frowned.“Because the others have already had theirs. The only person who I don’t think has is Joyce. I can ask her if she’s willing but even if she agrees, it’ll only be one plate which isn’t enough for all five of you” Eve said.“Joyce?” Troy grimaced then remembered that Joyce was the name of the waitress he had talked to a few minutes ago.“I don’t think Joyce is going to do that, Troy,” said Melvin, the guy that Joyce had met outside standing by the passenger seat door and told to stop the music. Troy looked at Melvin and ch
Troy returned to his table with the plate then sat down and used the spoon to take a good scoop of the food and ate his first bite.A smile crept onto his face as the food was so delicious he almost fell from his chair. “Wow, Troy. I didn’t think you were going to be able to get that guy to give you the plate” Steven said.“You doubted how intimidating I can be? The kid is no match for me so of course he had no choice but to obey me” Troy replied then took another spoonful.“Can I have a taste?” Owen asked.Troy looked at him straight in the eyes and said “No. If you wanted to have a taste then you should have gotten the food yourself” Troy chuckled and continued eating. He looked at Alexander and saw the young multimillionaire pick up the glass of the beverage Eve had poured for him and drink it.Troy furrowed his eyebrows, groaned, and then stopped eating. He remembered the waitress telling Alexander that the food tasted better if eaten with the special beverage, so he felt unsa
Eve looked up at Alexander, who seemed like a Prince Charming straight out of fairy tales and Alexander looked down at her with his soul-piercing eyes.“Are you okay?” He asked.She nodded.“Yes, I’m fine but I think I twisted my ankle as I fell,” she said, holding her ankle and wincing in discomfort.Alexander looked at his table and used his chin to point at his chair.“Why don’t you go take a seat and relax? Your ankle should heal if you don’t put any weight or tension on it for a wh—“ Alexander said but then moved his head backward, evading a punch to the jaw from Troy. “Woah, did you see that?”“Yes, I did. How was he able to dodge like that?”“Was he even looking when that punch came? I don’t think so”Everyone in the restaurant who saw what happened was surprised and impressed because Alexander wasn’t even looking or paying attention to the young man who just attacked him when he avoided the attack.Alexander turned his head to look at Troy and asked “What do you think you’re