บท 196: Let's drink till we drop

After discussing the details of their deal in the evening, Liam and Ximena ended up having dinner together. It was Ximena's idea to thank him by treating him to a meal. Of course, he was not about to let a woman foot the bill but he humored her for a while.

"Is the food too boring?" She couldn't help asking when she realized that he had barely eaten a bite and was instead blindly running his fork through the fried rice. "I'm sorry that I'm not familiar with many of those restaurants that you probably go to. Not that I would afford a bottle of water in any of them."

"It's alright." He said, despite not having tasted it. He was evidently dull.

She did not expose him and instead sighed. "So, that means I'm the one who is boring." As if it made sense, she added, "No wonder when we discussed, you looked like you wanted to bolt away as soon as the chance presented itself.

"Ximena," He frowned.

"What's eating up your mind?" She probed.