Back to Love: A New Beginning
Chapter 252

Chapter 252:.

As I left Tina’s house, I was surprised to see Alvaro’s car still parked in the driveway of the community.

He was carrying a cigarette between his fingers as he let his arm hang over the window and gave me a look.

“Why are you still here?” I asked him.

“Because I was waiting for you,” he replied cheerfully. Ignoring him, I decided to drive past him and just wanted to hail a cab.

However, he started his car and followed me. “Do you know why Derek wasn’t at the trial earlier?” he asked in a lazy voice.

His words piqued my interest, so I stopped dead in my tracks and gave him my attention. “Get in the car if you want to know where he is,” Alvaro suggested.

The confident smile on his face made me think he was in no hurry. It was as if he was sure I would get into his car. And sure enough, after a few seconds of hesitation, I opened the door and climbed in.

Through the rearview mirror, I saw the pleasure in his eyes. Then he rubbed his chin and started the car again.

Judging by his tone from earlier, it seemed that there was indeed a reason Derek wasn’t there. It made me wonder what it could be.

It was already rush hour, so we were stuck in a traffic jam. We were moving at a slow pace along the roads. At this point, my heart was racing.

I wanted to see Derek as soon as possible, but I was actually a little scared. I always thought Alvaro’s smile was very sinister, but I didn’t know why.

Finally, the car stopped. I looked out the car window and saw that it was parked in front of a restaurant.

Was Derek in that restaurant?

Anxious to know the answer, I got out of the car in a hurry. I followed Alvaro up to the second floor of the restaurant. There he found a table by the window and sat down. A waiter soon handed us our menus.

As Alvaro lit a cigarette, he asked, “What would you like to eat?

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I was speechless, was he pulling my leg?

Just as I was about to walk away, he stood up and stopped me by putting his hands on my shoulders and urging me to sit back down.

Then, he moved closer to my ear. I could feel the warmth of his breath on my skin.

“Don’t embarrass me. You don’t want anyone to think we’re a couple having a lovers’ quarrel, do you?”

Naturally, I preferred not to get caught up in that misunderstanding.

So, I returned to the seat and refused to get too close to him.

Satisfied, Alvaro got up and took the digital menu from the waiter’s hand and ordered several courses.

“The food will be served to you shortly,” the waiter said as he walked away along with the menu.

Alvaro then returned to his seat. I gave him a cold look, letting him know of my hostility. But he merely smiled at me in response. Seeing him smile like that annoyed me. It was really infuriating.

“You have no idea where Derek is, do you? You’re just playing a fucking joke on me,” I said through gritted teeth.

I wasn’t sure if he was choking on his cigarette smoke, but he laughed and coughed at the same time.

After taking a sip of water, he regained his composure. It was then that he stretched out his arm to show me his watch.

“Look, it’s dinner time, right? People have to eat no matter what, don’t you agree?”

“You’re not going to die from missing a meal,” I teased him.

“Of course I am!” she replied in an exaggerated tone. “If Derek sees me taking you there, I’m sure he’ll want to fight me. If I’m not full, I won’t have enough strength to fight. And if I’m not in my best condition, it’ll be like I’m a sheep running to the slaughter!”. Hearing Alvaro’s comment, I felt even more uneasy about this situation.

Where the hell was Derek, and why was his phone off?

Was he hiding something from me?

Once the plates were served, Alvaro began to eat. He didn’t even bother with his table manners. He looked like he was starving. I, on the other hand, didn’t eat anything.

Alvaro put some food on my plate and said, “Eat. When you are full, you will have more strength to fight, curse or run away from me.” But in the end, I still didn’t eat that much.

I was very confused about what was going on, and I just watched him eat. When Alvaro realized that my patience was wearing thin, he finally put down his fork and knife, and picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth.

By the time we left the restaurant, it was already dark. And after driving for about twenty minutes, he drove the car to a subway parking lot.

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