Chapter 5 The handsome stranger

Few minutes to the closing hour, Ivy got a message from her boyfriend, Alfred. He invited her out for dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Ivy beamed with excitement and accepted the invitation without hesitation.

She then began to tidy up her desk and powered off her computer. After doing the necessary things, she took her handbag and made her way to the restroom. She relieved herself, retouched her makeup and washed her hands.

After making sure she's not looking bad, she strode out of the restroom. She went back to the office, bade her colleagues goodbye and took off before the closing hour.

"Who cares...... It's just five minutes to the closing time." She said to herself as she hurriedly walked to the parking space to get her car.

She hoped in and sped off happily to meet Alfred. She really wanted to first Alfred to get to the restaurant today, because it's always being him waiting for her whenever they go outside to grab a meal together.

Luckily for her, the road was free and in no time she got to her destination. She messaged Alfred to ask of his whereabouts. She was relieved when he replied that he's still at work.

Ivy went inside the restaurant, made a reservation for a table for two and followed the waitress to their table. She ordered a bottle of wine and told the waitress she will order the dishes when her partner comes.

Ivy sipped her wine gracefully, while waiting for Alfred. Ivy chatted with Mira to check up on her, she was so immersed in her phone that she didn't notice when someone walked up to her. She checked the time and realized that it's past an hour already and Alfred isn't there yet.

She raised up her head to see if he's around, but was surprised to see a handsome stranger staring lovely at her.