178 Home is Where Home is POV (1/2)

The air becomes really thick and heavy just like before, making it difficult to breathe again.

A lot more difficult to breathe than before, I think.

Luckily, it didn't last long since everyone stops staring when mister Max leers at them for the first time since we had sat down at our table.

Mister Max also appears to be annoyed, and the people seem to be avoiding his gaze as if they do not want to challenge him. Some people even appear to be afraid of him, but most people aren't.

They just aren't interested anymore.

Maybe it is because we are no longer playing the card-guessing game.

”Don't worry about them, Christina. Even in a den of lions, a King is still a King. Anyway, let us eat. The foods are quite delicious, especially when you are this hungry. And don't be shy. Have as much as you want.”

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The foods are really delicious, and I can eat as much as I want.

It has been a while since I get to eat so many yummy foods, and they are really yummy.

Yumiko brings more when the plates are emptied. She keeps glaring at mister Max each time that she has brought foods to the table, but I could see the fear in her eyes.

I know those eyes because I have the same eyes when daddy comes home very angry. I think that she wants to find somewhere to hide from mister Max, but she couldn't.

Weirdly, mister Max didn't seem to pay any attention to Yumiko other than thanking her for bringing the foods to the table. He also goes to the toilet almost every time that she did even though he didn't drink much.

I know because I was paying attention.

”Do you want some desserts, Christina?”

Mister Max asks me when I am full, but I don't think he is full even though he ate a lot. A lot more than me, I think. He also rarely chews his foods. He just swallows it all in one bite.

”Can I really, mister?”

I question while accepting the menu that mister Max gives me.

The desserts are at the back of the menu, and there are ice-creams available.

I would like to try some green-tea ice-creams.

”Of course, Christina, but not too much because you will not be able to sleep tonight. It is nearly 10pm, way past your bedtime.”

Mister Max tells me, and I look at the clock hanging nearby.

He is right. It is almost 10pm, but strangely, I don't feel sleepy at all. I wonder why. But since it's almost bedtime, I decide not to have any desserts even though I really want to.

It isn't good to eat sweets just before bed.

Mister Max smiles at me and takes back the menu. He places it on the table along with the rest of the other menus. He asks for the bill afterwards.

But Yumiko is nowhere to be found. She is the only waitress that I have seen since the restaurant isn't very big, and it is also very late at night. Most people are asleep in their home at the moment.

”It is on the house, Mr. Maxwell.”

An old man tells us. He is wearing white clothes with a white hat. I think he is a chef. Is he the one who prepared the Sushi and Japanese dishes? He is a really good chef.

Mister Max looks him before chuckling in amusement.

I don't really understand.

What does it mean it is on the house? The bill is on the house?

But this isn't a house.

It should be the bill is on the restaurant, but I don't understand that either.

Adults talk really strange sometimes, but I guess that is because I am not an adult yet. I am only 9 right now, so it will be about 9 more years until I am an adult.

”In that case, thank you for your hospitality. I suppose I will repay you another way. Perhaps what had happened in the past should stay in the past, considering that you are no longer the man I am looking for.”

Mister Max answers the old man. He then stands up and helps me up too.

The old man looks at me, and I hide behind mister Max. There is something in his eyes, and it is really, really scary.

”Is she your daughter?”

The old man asks, causing me to look up at mister Max. I wonder what he will say.

”You know that she is not, but I do hope that she will be one day.”

Mister Max answers with a smile. His hand pats me on the head, and I like it. I do wonder if it is actually possible for me to be his daughter? I would love it if he was my father.

”You would subject a child to –

The old man begins.

”A King is still a King even if his claws are no longer sharpened. My business is my own, so don't lecture me about things you should not be concerned about. You should be more concern about yourself and your significant others. Just watch your back, huh?”

Mister Max interrupts.

Did mister Max just threaten the old man like my daddy usually threatens people for no reason? Why did he do that though?

The old man didn't like being threaten since he looks a lot more scary than before.

Mister Max just chuckles and nudges me towards the door. I look around, seeing that almost everyone is looking in our direction. Their eyes are full of anger and fury.

I'm scared. I'm really, really scared.

But the feeling goes away when mister Max holds my hand and takes me out of the restaurant.

I look back one more time, finding that some of the people are standing next to the old man, as if they are guarding him like he is really important.

Yumiko is there as well, and she looks a lot like the old man. Maybe she is his daughter?