Not long after Neil sat down, the waiter began to serve Aura.
Neil reached out his hand to stop the waiter—who was delivering food to Aura—and asked with his big
eyes blinking, “Hi, what’s this dish?”
The little boy was so cute and well-behaved that the waiter could not help but to stop and smiled at
him. “This is filet mignon. If you want to eat it, ask your mom to order you one!”
Neil looked at the waiter with a smile and nodded. “Thank you, you’re very beautiful!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe waitress, in her forties, was delighted by the little boy’s compliment, and even the steps of serving
food became a lot lighter.
“Do you want to eat that steak?” asked the frowning Anne.
Neil smiled slyly. “No.”
“Then why did you just—” “Godmother,” interrupted Neil before Anne could finish.
“Let’s make a bet.”
The boy took Anne’s cell phone and started the stopwatch. “I bet that woman won’t be able to continue
eating in ten seconds.”
Anne eyed him dubiously. “She just started eating.”
She gave Neil a side-eye. “Are you jealous she gets to eat steak?”
“Five, four, three, two…”
Neil put the phone on the table and continued the countdown triumphantly: “One.”
Smack!
Aura, who was not far away, threw her chopsticks onto the table as her face contorted into an ugly
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Anne was shocked as Aura rushed into the bathroom in embarrassment.
“What…?”
Smiling slyly, the boy lowered his head and started eating his spaghetti.
……
Aura stayed in the toilet for half an hour.
She just had a bite of steak! Even if she ate something rotten, she would not feel the effects so quickly!
The woman slumped back to the table when she found a small note under her chopsticks.