Female Novel
Chapter 798
Chapter 798 Future Husband
Arthur’s Tavern was decked out in the full glory of the medieval era. The tables and chairs were carvedout of hardwood, and the waitresses were dressed in rich, medieval costumes. Everyone who steppedinto the restaurant felt like they had traveled back to medieval times.
However, the enchanting atmosphere was not the primary draw of the restaurant. It was their mouth-watering cuisine that attracted their patrons to visit time and again.
It was already a full house when Alex ‘arrived. He spotted a slender hand waving at him from thecrowd. It was not hard for him to find Maggie.
Her breath-taking beauty had already caused many heads to turn in her direction. As Alex joined her ather table, he felt many people looking at him in a mix of envy and jealousy.
Clearly, these were men who had designs on Maggie.novelbin
To other people, she was a goddess. But to Alex, she was like a plague he was dying to avoid. Hewould not have even come to Lumenopolis if he had not already promised Maggie to attend hergrandfather’s birthday banquet.
This was because he knew that in the three days leading up to the banquet, she was going to pesternonstop. Now was just the beginning.
him
“You’re finally here. You have no idea how intimidated I feel about all these looks I’m getting. But nowthat you’re here. I’m not afraid anymore.” Maggie said as she inched closer to Alex.
Ever since she heard Auriel’s suggestion to get Alex to go to bed with her, she had been very openabout her feelings toward him.
She also knew that Heather had asked him for a divorce and a settlement of ten billion.
Being a sharp-eyed person, she had observed at Stanley’s birthday party that Alex attracted plenty offemale attention.
Among them were Autumn from the Jones family and Carlene Bolton, the famous singer. There wprobably many more that she had not met.
For someone as outstanding and charming as Alex, it was no wonder that many girls were interested inhim. It was all thanks to Heather’s foolishness that she now had the chance to get close to him.
Maggie planned to make her move on Alex once his divorce was finalized and before any other womanhad a chance to get their hands on him. She knew that for a man as faithful as he was, once they weremarried, he would be hers forever.
As she fantasized about her future married life with Alex, a smile crept across her face, making herbeautiful face even more mesmerizing.
Noticing that Maggie was lost in her thoughts, Alex took the chance to unhook her arm from his elbowand pushed her slightly away from him so that there was a distance between them.
As he stuffed his mouth with food, he asked her casually. “So, what’s up? I’m sure you didn’t invite meto Arthur’s Tavern just for the food. Whatever you want to say, just spill it. Don’t just sit there with a sillygrin on your face.”
Maggie snorted coldly as she thought about what an insensitive man Alex was. I’m already making thefirst
move, yet you’re not reciprocating. But then, if you turned eat to be a player, you’d be surrounded bywomen now, and you wouldn’t have caught my eve no matter hote charming you there.
“I have something to say, of course. I wanted to ask you if you’ve prepared a birthday present for mygrandpa It has to be approved by me first because you’re going to be his future grandson-in-law. Youcan’t afford to upset him,” she said with a grin.
Grandson-in-law? Alex was speechless. I only agreed to attend the birthday banquet. How did it turninto a meeting with future in-laws?
Just as he was about to clarify his position with Maggie, a couple sat down at the table next to theirs.They were none other than Shawn and Clara. As Alex was eyeing them, they were similarly eyeingAlex and Maggie.