Marco seemed momentarily taken aback by this, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a hoarse
voice, “The restaurant we previously booked is also under Bryant Group... Letfind another one.”
He had just suddenly realized that he had made her wait for too long, and he felt a little annoyed with himself.
He immediately reached for his phone so he could make a new reservation.
But Loraine’s thoughts were elsewhere. She was thinking about how Marco had devoted so much to Bryant
Group, pouring all his tand efforts into it. And what did he get in return at the end of the day? The family
turned on him, Leaving him without even a car to ride.
She couldn't help but worry if Marco still had any money of his own left.
Not wanting to crush his self-esteem, she decided to change her mind and said instead, “I'm hungry. It's too
much trouble to make another restaurant reservation, and | don’t want to wait any Longer.”
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Marco felt even more guilty than before and began to rack his brain, trying to cup with a solution. Seeing his
expression, Loraine chuckled and said, “I know a great place we could go to. Would you Like to go?”
Marco stared at her in surprise, but eventually, he nodded in agreement.
Loraine gave the driver the address, and not long after, the car rolled to a stop on a busy street.
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The lively chatter of people and the aroma of street food created a cocktail of feelings.
The entire street was filled with young people coming and going.
Street stalls and food carts lined both sides of the road and the dim lighting gave it a nostalgic feel, almost like
scenes from an old movie.
Throughout his life, Marco had always frequented high-end restaurants and five-star hotels, even adhering to the
dining etiquette of the upper class when dining at home. He had never seen this world of roadside stalls before.
He found it very strange and surprising, and he asked Loraine in a whisper, “How did you know about such a
place? Have you been here before?”
Loraine gave him a sidelong glance and smiled.
“Before | went back to the Torres family, | lived a life just like this. So, of course, it’s not surprising forto know
about places like this.”
With this simple sentence, she had just painted a picture of her past that Marco never knew.
Not wasting any more time, Loraine grabbed his hand and led him through the crowd at a leisurely pace. As she
looked around, she couldn't help but exclaim, “It’s been a long tsince the last t| chere.
The street seems particularly lively today.”
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Someone beside them kindly explained, “That's because there's a food exhibition happening here. It's quite a
large-scale event. You can go check it out. There are many delicious and fun things Lined up.”
Loraine was pleasantly surprised to hear this, and after thanking the man, she led Marco in the direction the
crowd was headed.
Before coming to this street, she had thrown on a windbreaker over her evening gown, but Marco was still in his
tailored suit, and in addition to his towering stature, he looked out of place in this snack street.
Occasionally, people glanced at him, whispering and chuckling as if they were discussing something about him.
Though he knew they had no ill intentions, it still made him feel uneasy.
Nevertheless, he let Loraine lead him, watching her as she calive in the environment, her smile becoming
more vibrant and radiant as she introduced him to foods he’d never heard of before. Soon, his mind became
relaxed, and he found himself smiling.
ALL of these things were new to him. The inexpensive food from these small stalls left him speechless. In the
past, he wouldn't have given them a second glance.