Chapter 5 She didn't even want to see Mason, let alone his friends.

Mason looked at her silently for a while, moved his chair next to her and said softly, " Suri, you've been nervous all the time. Do you hate me?"

　　Suri raised her head in surprise and met his beautiful and bright eyes. Her heart beat fast. She shook her head awkwardly.

　　Mason said sincerely, "in fact, I'm very happy to meet my former classmates here. I haven't forgotten you for so many years, but I was young and thoughtless at that time, and brought a lot of trouble to you and your family. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to apologize to you. Are you willing to accept it?"

　　Mason's eyes and tone were so sincere that Suri felt more embarrassed.

　　She really hated Mason back then. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have stayed in a restaurant as a cook today. She should be able to go to a good high school and a good university. There would be a completely different life for her. If it were not for him, she would have had the chance to change her fate as a dirty Omega. But after more than ten years, she had a clearer understanding of many things and began to believe in fate. For her, Mason was a distant and vague impression, just like she would not hate the cub who always grabbed her candy in her childhood.

　　Suri smiled. She felt that the depression that had been stuck in her heart since she saw Mason that day had gradually disappeared. She felt relieved, so for the first time, she said to Mason clearly and without hesitation, "it doesn't matter."

　　Mason looked at her with bright eyes, which made Suri feel a little uncomfortable.

　　Exquisite desserts were served soon. They talked about their life and work these years while eating. Suri said casually. She went to work after she dropped out of school. Later she heard that there were many opportunities to work in Divand City, so she came here.

　　Mason nodded. After a moment of silence, he said, "after that incident, my family sent me to England. When I came back, I went to see you, but I couldn't find you anymore."

　　Thinking of the hardships and embarrassment she had experienced at that time, Suri felt suffocated and didn't know what to say.

　　Mason put down his fork and repeated, "I'm really happy to see you again."

　　For many years, no one had shown any affection or affection for Suri. She had been used to being hated or ignored. There was someone who was happy to see her, even if it was just a formality, which was flattered for her. Mason's superiority and glamour suddenly became less repulsive to her. Suri was in a much better mood and slowly said word by word, "thank you."

　　Suri remembered what they were going to talk about, so she asked, "what should I do at the party? I have no experience."

　　"It doesn't matter. You don't have to worry about it. The specific operation is done by the specific person. You only need to be responsible for the menu and purchasing list. Then on the party day, you can focus on the dishes, which is not far from the work you usually do in the restaurant."

　　Suri was relieved to hear that. She had never done such a job. She was afraid that if she messed it up, she would have a worse life in the restaurant in the future.

　　Mason told her how many people would come and the main taste of the dishes. Suri listened carefully.

　　In the end, Mason said that he would take her to meet the person in charge of the party planning in two days, and they would discuss it seriously together.

　　After the meal, Suri finally got rid of her uneasiness in front of Mason and spoke more smoothly and completely.

　　Mason asked, "You didn't talk like that before. But now, why?"

　　Suri was stunned and her tongue seemed to be tied up again.

　　Before she met Mason again, she had been very silent. After she dropped out of school, she became more autistic. The highest record was that she hadn't spoken to anyone for a whole month.

　　The more she kept silent, the more she stuttered.

　　They had a good conversation tonight, but Mason's words seemed to make her nervous again.

　　Mason felt embarrassed too. "I just asked casually."

　　Suri lowered her head and nodded.

　　"But you haven't changed much. You are still the same as before."

　　Suri sat up straight and kept a distance from him subconsciously.

　　"You haven't changed much, either."

　　With a smile at the corners of his mouth, Mason said, "do you know that after I saw you that day, I told Alex and several other classmates. Do you still remember them?"

　　Suri trembled and her face turned paler.

　　Mason continued, "they are all very happy and want to see you. Alex and Jason are in New York, and Sam is in San Francisco. I invited them to the party all the time. They said they were busy, but when they heard that you were here, they said they would come."

　　"No," Suri refused in a low voice.

　　"What?"

　　"No," Suri refused in a trembling voice.

　　She didn't even want to see Mason, let alone his friends. She didn't know what could make them happy to see her.

　　They used to treat her as a slave, but now they apologized to her as if nothing had happened?

　　She could take what happened in the past as they were young and ignorant, so she didn't care about it anymore. If it weren't for Mason, she would have forgotten it long ago.

　　But now they were going to show up in front of her together. Just like the dogs that chased and bit her many years ago, even if the dogs had grown up and didn't bite people, she still had a lingering fear and couldn't help but feel disgusted.

　　Mason looked at her in silence. Suddenly, he raised his hand to touch her hair and said softly, "if you don't want to see them, I won't let them come."

　　Suri's body shook violently and stood up from the chair.

　　She hadn't had any physical contact with anyone for a long time, and now she had an impulse to break out of the door in a panic.

　　Mason withdrew his hand awkwardly. A strange look flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. He also stood up and said, "are you full? Let me drive you home."

　　Suri nodded, picked up the plastic bag on the chair and quietly followed Mason.

　　As soon as Mason turned around, he saw her holding the bag in her arms with her head down and slowly walking behind him. He frowned and quickly walked a few steps. When he passed through the hall of the restaurant, he distanced himself from her.