Alice Casey ignored Natalie Finley.
She had already parked the car outside *Legends*, a bold and rustic Sichuan eatery.
Natalie adored this place. No matter who she dined with, she always insisted on coming here—any outsider might have thought it was her own restaurant.
Natalie followed Alice into the private room, clearly sulking.
Inside, a tall, slender figure was already waiting. He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the moat outside. The weather was perfect; brilliant sunlight shimmered on the water's surface, rippling with the waves, creating a dreamlike scene.
Sensing their arrival, the figure turned.
He faced them, a faint smile on his lips. For a moment, it seemed as if the sunlight pierced through the glass, enveloping him in a halo of light.
Alice suddenly fel
