Was this man real?

The staff then helped Alliana to choose from the menu. The staff enthusiastically introduced the popular dishes in the restaurant.

Alliana glanced at Javier. She wants the man to help her not the staff. But since the man did not push her away, she kept quiet and agreed to what the staff recommended.

When the staff left, Alliana propped her chin in the palm of her hand and stared at the cold, expressionless, and handsome face of Javier. She then teased the man, "Why do you always seem like you don't want to see me?"

Javier could not help but answer, "Cause I don't want to see you."

"That's harsh. Don't you know how many men wanted to see me? Earlier, there's a man who threatens my company just to see me. Because of that, he jeopardized the two companies. I'm worth it, you know?"