342 Luring her with food (2/2)

”Today's lunch is braised pork balls in gravy, sweet and sour chicken, ma po tofu, lotus egg and stir-fried vegetables,” the butler listed when he noticed Miss Catherine did not seem to be interested to have lunch together.

Ryn's eyes sparkled when she heard the menu.

The butler hid a smile. It was a brilliant move from the Dowager to always include at least two meat dishes for every meal. The meat was and would always be Miss Catherine's weakness. He noticed whenever there was meat in the meal, Miss Catherine would change her mind of leaving just to enjoy the meal.

And just as he thought, he managed to grab Miss Catherine's interest in the food and she looked to be willing to stay for the meal. The butler patted himself in his head for being so clever.

Mrs Long smiled seeing Ryn's expression. Without the younger woman said anything, Mrs Long knew that Ryn wanted to have lunch with them.

”You can ask them to set the table now. And call Jeremy down as well,” she ordered the butler. And then she urged the younger generation to the living room. They could spend the time there while waiting for the maids to prepare the food.

The butler went to the kitchen to tell the cook to cook quicker. The family was ready to eat. The cook quickly called her minions to quicken their movement to prepare the meal quicker. The butler nodded approvingly and went upstairs to call Young Master Jeremy for lunch. Of course, he told the young master, the food would be ready in ten minutes. And then, he excused himself and went back downstairs to observer the meal preparation. He needed to ensure everything was perfect before the family entering the dining room. They also must prepare Miss Catherine's place and he was a bit unsure. Should he place Miss Catherine next to Young Mistress Mika or should he put her with Young Master Jeremy?

He crossed his arms and frowned, staring at the empty dining table thoughtfully.

Jeremy, on the other hand, upon receiving the order from his mother to go downstairs to have lunch, quickly finished up the report he was reading. Once he was done and put down his signature of approval, he closed the file and put it aside. And then, he went to the bathroom to wash his face.

”What's the time now? Is it late already?” he mumbled as he walked back into his bedroom. He looked at the clock on the wall and shook his head in bemused. The women took so much time just for Ryn to put on the dress? Was the dress so complicated to wear until they had to spend more than an hour to be done? Or were they too busy chatting until they, well, Ryn, forgot the fact that she was supposed to go to the agency office to discuss her work schedule?

As far as he knew, Ryn's schedule for today was quite packed. It was lucky for them when Ryn agreed for the dress fitting. And he saw it himself that she sent a message to Mei Li, her manager, and told her about the meeting between them to be postponed for another two hours. Well, the two hours were supposed to be for breakfast, the fitting, and as well as a short break before lunch. He was supposed to bring her out after about half an hour trying the dress, and then spent the time at the café while waiting for the time for the meeting.

Well, regardless of what reason she did not leave earlier, Jeremy did not mind at all. He still could spend time with her, even though now he had to 'share' her with his mother and little sister. As long as he could spend time with her, he did not care whatever reason she had.

He went downstairs and knowing the women would not be in the dining room while the staffs were preparing for their lunch, he headed straight to the living room. He was right and smiled happily seeing the three of them chatting happily.

Well, it was more like two of them chatting cheerfully while another one was trying hard not to fall asleep.

He chuckled seeing Ryn trying hard to stay awake and joined the conversation but her eyes kept closing. It was funny.

He leaned back to sit comfortably and watched Ryn fighting against the sleeping God. He could spend hours watching her and did not get bored at all. She was so entertaining to watch. He smiled happily.