NovelBarAtlas pinched my nose playfully. He didn't answer my question and instead asked, "What do you want to eat?" "What can we eat here?" I asked skeptically.
But when the dishes arrived, I couldn't help but smile. It was all seafood dishes I loved, and although they were prepared in a different style here, they looked very tempting.
I reached for a dish eagerly, and he indulgently reminded me, "Take it easy, we have plenty of time." "Why did you bring us here for dinner?" I asked, knowing that he must have had a reason.
Sure enough, Atlas smiled and replied, "We need to put on a show and make Navi nervous. Otherwise, he'll cup with too many tricks. If he wants to challenge me, he must be able to do so." "So you wanted him to feel like you were going to a more important appointment to make him uncertain," I said, "Especially when you brought the notebook with you?" "Exactly," he replied, feedingslobster meat.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was tender, succulent, and slightly tangy. The lobster was fresh.
"Why does it have a hint of sourness?" I asked.
"That's lemon. It's a specialty here," he replied, looking at me, "Do you like it?" "Yes. It's so fresh and tender!" I praised, then asked seriously, "Aren't you afraid they might detain us?" "Are you afraid?" he countered.
"It's not about fear, but about how you're taking a risk. You saw Navi's people. They were desperate for that notebook. It was almost a showdown in there." "That's how we can gauge their attitude," he said dismissively, "Besides, when am I ever reckless? I always have a strategy, and I always leave room for the next step.' " "Looks like you're quite familiar with Navi's place," I said, thinking that this must fall within his definition of 'familiarity'.
"I'd say I'm familiar with all of Cirencester," Atlas said arrogantly, "From the surface to underground." "Really?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Just askif you have any questions." Atlas was like a mind reader and knew exactly what I was thinking.
I could only laugh. "I was just wondering when you learned to speak the Cirencester language fluently." He glanced atand replied seriously white deboning a fish for me, "Language is a required course for me. After all, our business is globaby don't like someone else expressing my ideas. They might be inaccurate." Content belongs to en.kikistoriesAtlas's answer impressed me. It showed that success wasn't pure luck and was the result of extreffort.
"As for the language, my father owned mines here, so I learned how the people talked. And I hired locals to teach me, so..." He shrugged and feda delicious piece of fish.
My hand froze for a moment. That was what he meant when he said he was familiar with this place.
I had never heard Atlas say we had mines here.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"How many mines does our family have?" I asked curiously.
"Curious?" he asked back.
"Can't I ask about that?" I looked at him, mirroring his earlier question.
"You're my wife. Of course you're allowed to ask about that. You've just never asked, so I never told you. Well, we only own two-fifths of mines globally," he replied nonchalantly. Content belongs to en.kikistoriesWhat? Two-fifths of mines around the world? He had said "only". What a flex. I knew how modest he had been in the past now.
I was astonished. "In the entire world?" He shrugged nonchalantly again. He looked hot as he did that.
It seemed that my husband was a real big shot. So that was why Celine was so jealous of him.
I was amazed by Louis. What kind of immortal was he? He had secured so many shares so quickly in this industry back then. That was why he didn't care about the Pierce family's business. Content belongs to en.kikistoriesIt was such a pity he had left us early. Otherwise, who knew just how strong the Pierce family would be now in terms of influence and wealth? So, it meant that ATL Empire was just a sideshow. Atlas was just playing around with it, so to speak. His real wealth lay in those mines.
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