Chapter 202 Penelope, I was pursuing you!

Penelope really didn't intend to have dinner with Everett.

The game company prepared too many styles for Josephine. Changing into eight different styles took quite a long time.

By the time all the makeup photos were taken, it was already evening.

Originally, Penelope's ankle wasn't hurting that much anymore, but after a whole day of hustle, her ankle started to hurt again.

At that time, she didn't want to do anything, she just wanted to hurry back to her small apartment, soak her feet well, and sleep until the world went dark.

However, as soon as she stepped out of the photo studio, she saw Everett waiting outside.

She indeed owed him a meal, and besides, he was Xavier's direct grandson. They were bound to run into each other in the future, and she didn't want to make their relationship too awkward. So, she decided to repay him this meal first.

A person like Everett would always have to dine at a place of Delight Restaurant's caliber, but after what happened with Jett, Penelope had developed a shadow over Delight Restaurant. She didn't want to go there anymore.

Seemingly noticing her aversion to Delight Restaurant, Everett didn't suggest going there. Instead, he took her to an utterly ordinary small shop.

Sitting in the familiar position, Penelope's expression was slightly dazed.

This was a Sichuan restaurant on the food street behind her high school. It could be said that this was where she and Zackary confirmed their love. In the past, whenever they had a little extra money, they would come here to have a good meal and improve their lives.

This small shop didn't look impressive, but the boiled fish in the shop was really, really delicious.

She and Zackary ate here, and every time they would order a large pot of boiled fish.

Penelope hadn't expected that Everett, such a high and mighty person, would also know about such a place.

"Penelope, have you been here before?" Seeing Penelope's eyes full of nostalgia, Everett put down the menu in his hand and asked with an inscrutable look in his eyes.

"Hmm." Penelope came back to her senses, responding softly.

Everett was already a man of few words. Penelope felt that if she also kept silent, the atmosphere would really be awkward. She cleared her throat and decided to casually chat with him.

Although he had done something bad to her, it was after all an unintentional act. She could try to treat him as just an ordinary friend.

"When I was in high school, I studied here. I often came here to eat with... with friends."

Penelope picked up the menu on the table, "Mr. Murray, the boiled fish here tastes quite good, let's order a pot of boiled fish."

"The guest follows the host's lead, Penelope, you were the host today."

Penelope had originally wanted Everett to order a few dishes himself, but since he had said so, she just ordered according to her own taste.

Before, she used to come to eat with Zackary, and besides boiled fish, they would always order a plate of stir-fried bamboo shoots. However, she had developed a psychological aversion to bamboo shoots, so she ordered a few other side dishes instead.

Actually, seeing the fish made her feel a bit uncomfortable, but the boiled fish was the signature dish here, so she felt that Everett should at least give it a try.

The shop owners were a very warm elderly couple. Penelope and Zackary had visited many times before, so the owners were quite familiar with them.

After all these years, the lady boss still recognized Penelope at first glance.

She put down the plate she was holding and came over to greet Penelope, "Ms. Sullivan, so many years have passed and you haven't changed a bit! By the way, you and Mr. Spencer..."

Only then did the landlady notice that the person sitting across from Penelope was not Zackary, but a handsome man who was no less attractive than him.

The landlady, having lived to such an old age and seen all sorts of things, naturally guessed from the situation that Penelope and Zackary had long since broken up.

I'm afraid this man in front of us is Penelope's new boyfriend.

In front of her new boyfriend, the lady boss naturally felt embarrassed to mention her ex-boyfriend. She opened her mouth with a friendly smile, "Ms. Sullivan, aren't you going to introduce your boyfriend to Auntie Li?"

"Auntie, he wasn't..."

Before Penelope could finish her sentence, the landlady cut her off with a beaming smile, "Ms. Sullivan, are you saying you've been eating preservatives? Look at me, your Auntie Li, I've grown a bunch of white hair again. After all these years, you still look like a high school student!"

The landlady really thought that Penelope and Zackary were a good match at that time. She had also participated in several of their romantic stories. She thought that this young couple could go on forever, but she didn't expect that they would eventually part ways.

The landlady sighed, but still smiled warmly. She turned to Everett and said, "Young man, you are truly blessed! Ms. Sullivan was the most beautiful and sensible girl around here during high school. You're lucky to have a girlfriend like her, you should be secretly happy!"

"Indeed, I am blessed," Everett agreed readily. His handsome face, which was always as dark and deep as water, wore a rare touch of warmth, making him seem entirely imbued with the profound essence of human life.

Penelope almost choked on her own saliva. How could Everett respond as if he was admitting he was her boyfriend? There was clearly no such relationship between them!

"How lucky!" the shopkeeper exclaimed once again. As she lifted her face, she saw Zackary standing at the entrance of the shop.

Zackary's face, which was already heavenly handsome, was even more so at that moment. He stood at the door, half shrouded in the darkness of the night, half bathed in the hazy light, making him seem like a celestial being from the ninth heaven.

However, this immortal being was shrouded in a mix of cold and malicious aura, clearly not someone to be trifled with at first glance.

The landlady was taken aback. She glanced at Everett across from Penelope, then at Zackary who seemed ready to cause a scene. For a moment, she really couldn't figure out what was going on.

She was just about to tell Penelope that Mr. Spencer had arrived when her old man called her over to help him out. She hurriedly ran to the back kitchen.

Penelope and Everett were completely oblivious to Zackary's arrival, Penelope's mind was filled with Everett's words that he was fortunate.

The more she thought about that sentence, the more embarrassed she felt.

She didn't like to flirt with men, but it would be too strange to abruptly ask Everett what he meant. After some thought, she spoke softly, "Mr. Murray, our last blind date, it's over now."

"We didn't hit it off, so let's just be ordinary friends from now on. We shouldn't feel awkward, after all, it's normal for a blind date to fail! Actually, I don't really like going on blind dates, but Mr. Murray, I still hope you can succeed in finding a match soon. That way, it would also solve a big worry for your grandfather."

"Penelope, our blind date was a success! I won't go on blind dates with anyone else in the future!"

What does it mean that the blind date didn't fail?

With a shocked expression, Penelope looked at Everett. Before she could voice the doubts in her heart, he was already looking at her with burning eyes and said, "Penelope, I am pursuing you!"