Chapter 68 - I Dont Want To Be Alone (2/2)

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Meanwhile, Max and Cleo had just arrived at the restaurant that Max bought and were sitting inside. The place was still getting renovated, so there were tools and random paint tins sitting around.

Max pulled out a folder and showed her a few sheets of paper inside.

”I'm planning to have a changing seasonal menu. This is what I'll be serving for the first three months after opening. It should be summer by then, what do you think about these recipes?” he asked.

Cleo looked through the recipes with seriousness and pulled out a pen, ”Can I draw on this?”

”Sure,” Max replied.

Cleo started scribbling on the papers. As Max watched, he realized she was calculating the calories. ”You're amazing,” he subconsciously said.

Cleo glanced up from the paper and saw the man staring at her and he quickly turned away nervously. ”I'll go get you some water,” he said as he scurried away.

Cleo smiled as she watched the man disappear into the kitchen.

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Outside the restaurant, Sean was watching over the doorway from his car. He saw Cleo and Max walk in, but they hadn't come back out for a while so he began to wonder if Halia was inside. If that was the case, did that mean Cleo was involved?

Eventually, he decided to get out of his car to confirm.

As he approached the restaurant, he realized it wasn't actually operating yet. It had recently been sold and the interior was undergoing some renovations. The windows were tinted, but as he got closer, he began to see what was happening inside. Cleo was seated alone at a table, focusing on some doc.u.ments. There was no one else around: no Max, no Jackson...and no Halia...

At this time, Max walked out of the kitchen. Sean quickly hid in case Max saw him. Only after Max sat down opposite Cleo did Sean carefully peer in again. What were these two up to? Were they undergoing some kind of illegal deal?

Sean kept watching the two for another hour, but nothing odd happened. They simply remained focused on the doc.u.ments in front of them. Worst of all, there was still no Halia in sight. Seeing that nothing seemed to be happening, Sean quickly popped into the convenience store nearby to borrow the bathroom.

But...after he was done and stepped out of the convenience store, he came face-to-face with a familiar woman. ”What are you doing here?” the woman asked.

It was Cleo and next to her stood Max...