Chapter 630 - Date Night (1/2)

London finally decided. His mother's advice sounded good and he felt that he needed to calm his mind, away from L.

After a short nap, London called Jan to tell him his plans. He deliberately didn't invite Jan to Singapore because even though he considered Jan as family, the fact that his father had committed suicide because of the Rhionen Assassins made him still unable to forgive Alaric and be kind in front of him.

Jan loved and respected Aleksis and the rest of the Schneider family, but his views on Elios Linden, aka Alaric Rhionen, hadn't changed. Everyone understood that well and gave them distance. So like now, London didn't invite Jan to come with him.

”Jan, I want you to make up a reason for to L move to the penthouse while I'm away to Singapore for two weeks. I don't want her to stay in the apartment alone while I'm not there,” London said as soon as Jan arrived. He had just finished swimming and was enjoying his morning coffee by the pool when his assistant arrived.

”Make up a reason for Miss L to stay at the penthouse?” Jan scratched his head. ”Why not make up a reason for her to come with you to Singapore? Atlas Corp hasn't had a new ambassador for a long time, and last night, I thought of how we can appoint Miss L to be their ambassador and give her the chance to try a private plane to Asia. That can be a reason to come with you there. ”

London smiled at his remark. ”A very good plan, but I've changed my mind. I don't think I want to bring L to Singapore to meet my family. I don't need extra stress right now. Let her enjoy her life without me... I will too.”

”Alright, if that's what you want.” Jan scratched his head.

Moving L to the penthouse will be easy, but thinking of the excuse was going to be difficult. What should I do? Call it a gift from the company? Or...?

”Sir... this is more troublesome than bringing Miss L to Singapore,” he complained after a long thought.

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When he returned home in the afternoon, London decided to invite L to talk. He had to tell the girl that he was going to Singapore.

”Do you want to eat out with me tonight?” he asked while handing a bunch of flowers to L, who was sitting reading on the sofa. L raised her head in surprise.

”You know I can't go out like this,” she grumbled. She pointed at her large tummy as if protesting at London's suggestion being inconsiderate of her situation that she needed to hide her pregnancy from the public.

”You can disguise as someone else. Just wear a wig and glasses, people won't recognize you as Elle,” London pulled a beautiful wig out of the bag he was carrying. ”I've thought about it. You will be stressed if you cooped up inside the house all the time, like this.”

L seemed to think for a moment. She examined the wig London brought then faintly smiled.

”Alright... I will go with you.”

She entered her room and got ready. London liked to see L smile even though it was very faint. He felt the girl actually liked to be invited out by him, and only pretended to be curt.

L came out of her room half an hour later with blond hair that she styled into a small bun over her head and glasses that made her look completely different. She still looked beautiful, but her appearance became much more m.a.t.u.r.e.

”As I thought, you look very different,” London commented. He was happy L wanted to eat out with him. He hoped that if this worked, she would want to go out with disguises more often in the future so that she won't feel lonely in the apartment.

They left for St. Laurent and had a romantic dinner at the main restaurant. As usual, Jan had informed the staff there that London didn't want to be recognized, so they treated him like a regular guest.

”Welcome. We've prepared a table for Sir and Miss. Please follow me,” the on-duty manager welcomed them at the door and immediately led them to the most private table at the end of the room.

”Why are we eating here?” L asked after they sat down. ”This is one of the most expensive restaurants in the city.”

”Don't worry, I got a 50% discount voucher. I photographed this restaurant for a magazine last week, so they gave me a decent voucher,” London whispered, smiling. He flipped through the menu and immediately made his choice.

”You're very quick in choosing the menu,” L, who just opened the second page, remarked. ”As though you are a regular in this restaurant.”

”Ah, not really. I just happened to have eaten here before, so I know what I like.”