Chapter 205 Is Mr. Northwood’s Here for a Free Meal
After shopping for the entire morning. Selena and Calista were so tired that they could barely walk. So
they came to a cafe that was beside the streets.
Selena asked, “What do you want to eat?”
Calista opened an application on her phone to find out what good diners were nearby. Just as she clicked
on the application, she heard someone calling her.
ite some time.
She turned around and saw Hector. She hadn’t seen him for quite
Hector was dressed in neat and simple mountain gear. He was sporting short boots, with the hem of his
pants tucked in his boots.
Although he held a cup of coffee in his hands, he was still the odd one out among professionally dressed
people in the city. He saw Calista, and also Selena who was sitting beside her.
Hector knew Selena was Lucian’s mother. He bumped into her previously at Calista’s apartment. He
nodded politely.
“Aunt Selena.”
Selena also immediately recognized Hector. He was her son’s love rival. She scrutinized him calmly. He’s
good–looking and well–off, and he’s head over heels for Calista.
He’s good with his words and he had that irresistible bad–boy charm.
The more she looked at Hector, the more she felt that all odds were against her son, Selena hated how
stubborn Lucian was. It was something she couldn’t tolerate even though she was his mother.
Hector glanced at the shopping bags on the bench and the nearly emptied coffee on the table. He
deduced that they probably came here after shopping.
“Aunt Selena, you probably haven’t eaten yet, right? I know a really good restaurant nearby. Would you like
to give it a try?”
Selena was about to decline, but Hector continued.
“I’ve heard from Calista how you treated her as your daughter. I’ve been wanting to treat you to a meal to
express my gratitude to you for taking care of her over these three years.”
Selena was speechless. Her heart sank and she felt weak.
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Hector was already asserting his dominance. From his tone, he sounded like he thought of Calista as his
own. It seemed like it didn’t take long for her title as godmother to become official.
Calista turned toward Hector and looked at him blabbering nonsense in the most earnest way possible.
She silently mouthed to him, “When did I say Aunt Selena treated me like her own daughter?”
Although Selena did treat Calista exceptionally well, she’d never told Hector about it. Moreover, he
shouldn’t be the one to express his thanks to Selena for treating Calista well.
Hector glanced at her and said directly, “Too long–winded. I don’t understand.”
Calista covered her face awkwardly as she sensed Selena’s gaze on her. It was so embarrassing.
In the end, they still went to the restaurant Hector mentioned. He was so persistent and Selena couldn’t
bring herself to decline his invitation.
Hector was used to v
walking briskly given his years in the military. He did everything as quickly as possible.
But he had been restraining himself since they headed to the restaurant from the cafe. He was only two
steps ahead of Selena to show her the way to the restaurant.
They chose a private room with windows revealing the street. It was spring. The flowers at the side of the
road were in full bloom, covering the ground with a thick layer of petals.
It was truly a beautiful and romantic scene.
In the restaurant on the second floor of the opposite building, Cade raised his brows. He kicked Lucian,
who was sitting next to him.
“I think I just saw your wife.”
Lucian was triggered as he heard Cade mention ‘wife‘. Calista’s hurtful remarks from last night still
echoed in his ears. Those words pricked him like a sharp needle.
She couldn’t care less about him, and he wasn’t going to be a fool either. It wasn’t like he couldn’t live
without her.
“I don’t have a wife. I’m single. Stop getting me involved with anyone you see.”
“Okay.” Cade responded.
He went back to their discussion on work. He was already being very considerate for pointing it out to
Lucian.
After all, it wasn’t his wife who was dining with another man. Did Lucian expect him to drag Calista up to
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Lucian didn’t even need Cade’s reminder. His seat was positioned in a way that he could see them
chatting away happily on the other side of the building once he lowered his head.
When he glanced over, Hector was placing a bowl of soup in front of Calista. She was about to indulge in
the soup but she stopped because of something Hector said.
She paused and moved the spoon away from her lips. She blew on it, then finally brought it to her mouth
Lucian’s eyes dimmed. His lips stiffened.
Cade had been going on and on for quite some time. He didn’t get any response from Lucian after waiting
for a while.
Cade was a bit irritated when he saw Lucian staring intensely at the opposite building.
“Serves you right to be dumped by Calista.”
Perhaps Lucian was triggered by this remark. He suddenly got up and headed out of the restaurant
“What are you doing?” Cade asked.
“I lost my appetite while I was eating with you. I’m not eating anymore.” Lucian replied.
Cade was speechless. Lucian went straight to the restaurant Calista was in
As he approached the entrance of the private room, he heard Hector say, “Aunt Selena, you’re Calista’s
godmother. That makes you my godmother too. From now on, Calista and I will care for you, and make
sure you’ll be-
Before he could finish off, the door of the private room was forcefully pushed open.
They turned toward Lucian at the same time. Each of them shot distinctive looks at him. He stood there
with a grim expression on his face.
To Selena, Hector was like the boy next door. And her son, Lucian, was so obtuse to the point that she
couldn’t bear to look at him. She couldn’t be bothered to pay him any attention.
Calista was still grudging against him over what happened last night. She too couldn’t be bothered to
direct her attention to him..
Only Hector, who was so thick–faced, raised his brows and said, “By any chance, is Mr. Northwood here
for a free meal?”
Lucian strode into the room. He sat right in front of Calista and his gaze was fixated on her. Except when he first came in, her gaze never fell upon him again.
Lucian was outraged. He maintained his composure as he smiled t
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His hoarse voice echoed clearly in the room as he said. “Tm just here to see how you are going to seduce
someone else. Did you already forget about the kiss we shared last night? Your knees gave out from it”
