Chapter 255 The Payment PIN’s Her Birthday
“I’m not betting with you,” said Calista.
She wouldn’t bother to waste her time on such an idle matter.
“Then come and eat with me now,” Lucian remarked.
Calista was at a loss for words.
She reached for her phone subconsciously as she wanted to call Paul to let him know she was safe. Only did she realize her phone wasn’t with her as she reached for it.
When Paul was grabbing her earlier on, he also took hold of her bag strap. She tossed him her bag as she was struggling to get away from him.
Paul was searching the streets for Calista. David followed him closely.
“Mr. Baker, Mr. Northwood just texted me. Mrs. Northwood was a bit frightened, so he took her back to
the hotel first.”
Paul halted his steps. He turned around and looked at David.
“Did Lucian lure her away?”
David swore to him.
“No way. Mr. Northwood just happened to see what happened so he went after her. If he knew there was
a person who’d trigger such a huge reaction in Mrs. Northwood, he would’ve sent this person to her right away instead of trailing her miserably. And most importantly, his efforts are still not going to be
appreciated.”
“Lucian and Calista are already divorced. Stop calling her Mrs. Northwood. Her reputation is really important. If people hear you, they might start gossiping behind her back.”
After saying such with a grim expression, Paul hailed a cab on the street. David rubbed his nose
awkwardly. This wasn’t something ideal for him to do!
On the other hand, Lucian pointed to the minute hand on his watch.
“It’s been ten minutes. You lost. Let’s go grab something to eat.”
Calista shot him a disapproving look. She lifted her hand, which was still in his grip.
I’m forced to lose the bet
“At least I saved you just now. It’s only right for you to eat with me, isn’t it?”
“You’re so good at spouting nonsense without even batting an eye, isn’t it? You must’ve been trained professionally in it. I wasn’t even in danger earlier on, so what’s with you saving me then?”
“That place was so deserted and dark. You weren’t in danger because I came fast. If I had come a bit later, you might’ve ended up in a sack in the trunk of their car. You won’t even have the chance to negotiate with me here.”
Calista was speechless. Initially, she thought given Lucian’s character, he would likely go for a fine dining restaurant. However, to her surprise, he brought her to the food stalls at the carnival instead.
There were tacos, burgers, grilled oysters, salads, and kebabs. The entire street offered a collection of
famous snacks from all over the country.
But these were the kind of food Lucian would never lay his hands on. He’d even avoid looking at them as
if his eyes would be dirtied by the sight of it.
Calista had been out all day and her legs were sore. After parading around like a model with Lucian for
ten to twenty minutes, she couldn’t hold on any longer.
“What exactly do you want to eat? Can’t you even choose one from all of this? The places up ahead sell
the same things too. Why not just choose one that’s more popular?”
They looked so out of place when they were striding across the crowd with empty hands.
The norm in the streets was people holding their skewers and cotton candy while their mouths were
stuffed with tacos.
Lucian looked at the various vendors ahead. The fishy scent of the oysters lingered in the air, mixed with
the pungent smell of black pepper and chili peppers.
The trash can was piled with disposable plates and cutlery. He couldn’t even bear the sight of the
environment, let alone have a meal here.
But Calista seemed to favor these foods a lot. She devoured the food like it was gourmet when Paul
bought them for her along their way earlier on.
As this crossed his mind, Lucian didn’t feel too pleasant. He pursed his lips.
What do you want to eat?
Calista shook her head. She was already full. How could she take in some more food when she had just
eaten with her colleagues and Paul had been buying her snacks all along the way?
Lucian held back for a moment but couldn’t resist saying, “Is it because I’m the one buying for you so you don’t feel like eating? Do you prefer the stuff he bought?”
In the end, it turned out that this asshole was jealous. Calista had no idea how long he had been trailing
her in secret.
She smiled faintly at him.
“Didn’t you say you wanna eat? Give me your phone then. I’ll buy, you eat.”
Suddenly, a chill went down Lucian’s spine. But he still handed his phone to her.
“What’s your payment pin?”
“It’s still the same. It hasn’t changed.”
“Okay,” Calista said as her fingers holding onto his phone curled slightly.
Lucian’s payment pin was her birthday, a fact she stumbled upon when they went grocery shopping once.
He was wearing a mask and sunglasses so the application couldn’t recognize his face. He keyed in the pin instead–that’s how she found out about it.
That time, she did ask him about it. He said he simply set it without much thought and he didn’t know it
was her birthday.
The moment of nostalgia brought by the payment pin was fleeting for Calista. She quickly suppressed the
thought of it.
Maybe he was just being lazy and didn’t want to change it. Nowadays there weren’t many who’d still manually input the payment pin, considering how inconvenient it was.
“Hi, can I have one taco, and some skewers as well? Make it less spicy …”
Lucian watched as Calista lowered her head and carefully selected the menu. She had a cheap plastic basket in her hand as she deftly picked the items she wanted to eat.
It seemed like she had done this countless times before. There wasn’t a single trace of an affluent lady
on her
Once the food was ready, she took the food from the owner. She tasted a bit of each dish and offered the
rest to Lucian
Have some
Lucian was reluctant to try this heavily seasoned street food. And they didn’t look hygienic either: But he
It didn’t taste good. The spices were too overpowering. Plus, he saw the owner was using the tablecloth to clean his knife. And he was using the same knife to cut the vegetables.
Calista widened her eyes slightly. Slightly aggrieved, she said, “Did you not like it because I bought it?”
“No,” Lucian replied.
After he finished the taco and the skewers, she handed him a burger right away. Having experienced what happened earlier, he didn’t say anything and ate the food instantly.
Before he could even throw the packaging away, a different dish came up.
Lucian was dumbfounded. Calista had been buying nonstop along the way.
Whenever Lucian showed any sign of not wanting to eat, she would shoot him an ‘aggrieved‘ look and ask, “Do you think the stuff I bought isn’t delicious?”
Seeing how much he’d eaten along the way, Calista hoped he would no longer accuse her wrongfully given that he was uncomfortably full.
After Lucian finished a pudding, he stopped Calista, who was about to buy something again.
“Alright, I get it. If you can’t eat anymore, just say so.”
He frowned as his face turned a bit pale. Calista returned his phone to him.
“If I did say so in the first place, you’ll probably think I’m just making excuses. You just have to experience
it for yourself, since experience speaks louder than words.”
In the end, Lucian led her out of the carnival. They headed toward the hotel. He felt too full like his stomach was ingested with oil. He was feeling a bit nauseous.
Lucian tightened his lips and tried with all his might to hold it back. As he passed by a trash can, he could
no longer hold it in.
He strode toward it, and lowered his head as he vomited everything he hastily consumed earlier on.
