Zorion found a seat and sat down.
A waitress immediately handed him the menu.
The waitress was a little taken aback to see that Zorion was dressed luxuriously and looking handsome. The waitress blushed and asked, "Sir, what would you like to order?"
Zorion didn't order anything.
He only said, "I'm hungry and thirsty. I only want some food and something to drink."
The waiter was in a daze.
Soon, she came to her senses.
Generally, rich and high-class guests usually acted and ordered this way.
They wouldn't order anything but would only ask to have the best dishes served.
The waitress naturally thought that Zorion was someone rich as he dressed expensively. When he didn't speak, he look like a real gentleman.
She immediately smiled. "Sure. I'll ask them to serve the best we have here!"
Zorion nodded casually.
He was too thirsty and hungry now to care about
anything else.
At this time, there were only a few guests at the restaurant.
Most of the waiters would gather together to chat and kill time when there weren't many customers.
Ruth was also there as well.
Normally, Ruth would be all alone at a corner when her colleagues were chatting. But on this day, a waitress pulled her over.
The waitress was quite nice. She urged Ruth to join the rest of them instead of being alone all the time.
Although Ruth did not want to mingle with her colleagues, she also didn't want to reject her kind advances.
She stayed quiet while listening to the rest of her colleagues speaking.
Suddenly, another waitress joined them.
She said excitedly, "Guys, go out and have a look. There's a new customer, and he's so handsome. When I saw him, my face completely turned red."
The waitresses were all young girls. When they heard that there was a handsome guy, they immediately rushed over.
Ruth stood still.
She was not interested in handsome guys.
The kind waitress who invited Ruth over was called Janice Wood.
Janice was about to peek at the new handsome customer when she noticed that Ruth was not budging.
She said, "Ruth, let's have a look at the handsome guy together."
Ruth smiled, "Go ahead. I'm fine."
Seeing Ruth's lack of interest, Janice did not try to force her.
The whole group of them went ahead to peek at the new handsome customer, leaving only Ruth with some waiters.
After a while, Janice came back.
Her eyes were shining.
She ran to Ruth and spoke excitedly, "Ruth, have a look! That man is really handsome. I can promise you that you haven't seen anyone like him."
Ruth was still not interested.
Janice moved close to Ruth. "I've been a waitress for so long, and it's the first time I've seen such a good-looking man. If you don't go, you'll regret it."
Ruth shook her head. "It's fine by me."
Janice stomped her feet. "Are you sure you are not
going?"
Ruth smiled, "Yes."
She was not interested in handsome guys.
Besides, she had met the most handsome man in the world.
That was Mr. Zorion.
Who else could be better looking than Mr. Zorion?
Ruth was about to go to the kitchen to take another pot out when she suddenly picked up some conversation.
A group of waitresses were gossiping.
"I didn't expect that. You can't judge a book by its cover!"
"That's right. He dressed nicely and looks so handsome. It turns out that he wanted to have a free meal!"
"I peeped at him for so long, but he turned out to be a jerk. No matter how good-looking a jerk is, he's still a jerk."
"When our boss comes back, he will be in trouble. The boss is always strict and harsh when it comes to people like him. He'll have to face the consequences later!"
"Yes, by that time, this man will be humiliated. The boss doesn't have a bottom line in doing things."
Ruth's beautiful eyebrows knitted slightly.
She felt that the customer was probably not here to get a free meal.
He probably had some problems.
After a moment of hesitation, Ruth figured that she could help that man pay his bill first.
She also knew Olivia's temper. It would be embarrassing for the man.
Sometimes, when people were in a low place, all they needed is a little help and push. Ruth believed that nobody would try to lie for a free meal.
Ruth went to the counter and came to the cashier to pay for the man.
When the cashier saw that Ruth was going to help the man pay his bills, he teased her, "You fell for his good looks, huh?"
Ruth smiled awkwardly.
She had never seen the man before, let alone fallen in love with him.
She said, "I'll pay for him. Don't make things hard for him."
The cashier smiled meaningfully and said, "It seems that being handsome have its perks."
When Ruth was done paying the bill and was about to head back to the kitchen, she noticed and felt a familiar gaze on her.
Ruth turned to look over. Her breathing stopped.
Zorion was looking at her.
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