Filed to story: The Billionaire Trying Hard to Win Her Heart Novel (Sophie & Tristan) >>
“Do you think I have the talent for it?”
“I think you do, but it’s way too much work.”
“Let’s continue this conversation some other time. I’m not too sure about it myself just yet.”
The four of them then made their way into a Koandrian barbecue restaurant and sat down at a large table.
My goodness… I never knew Tristan could make something as mundane as grilling meat look so good!
Felix thought to himself in shock when he saw Tristan work the barbecue.
Tristan added some vegetables to the meat when grilling it, which resulted in a really appetizing combination.
When the meat was thoroughly cooked, Tristan placed it on a piece of lettuce and asked Sophie, “Anything else you would like to add?”
“I can help myself to the food, so you don’t have to worry about serving me,” Sophie replied while grabbing her own lettuce.
Tristan simply kept quiet as he dipped it in some sauce and held it up to her mouth.
Dozens of girls in the restaurant were looking at them at that time.
Sophie shot Tristan an annoyed glance but opened her mouth anyway.
Tristan fed her the perfectly grilled, bite-sized piece of meat that he had wrapped in the lettuce.
“Well? What do you think? Not too bad, huh?”
“It’s really good.”
A satisfied smile formed on Tristan’s face when he heard that.
The girls’ eyes were filled with admiration and envy as they watched from their tables.
“That’s Ms. Sophie’s boyfriend, right? He’s such a sweet guy!”
“I know, right? Not only does he look ridiculously good, but he also treats her so well!”
“D*mn… I want him to be my boyfriend!”
“You? Forget it! Those two are a perfect match for each other!”
Tristan and Sophie looked great together in terms of both their appearance and the aura they exuded.
Ysabelle shifted her gaze between the meat that Tristan and Felix grilled.
“Hey, Felix! You’ve been hanging out with Uncle Tristan for a really long time, so why haven’t you learned anything from him?”
Felix, too, wrapped a chunk of grilled meat in a piece of lettuce and held it up to her mouth. “Here you go.”
“Forget it!”
Ysabelle wrapped another chunk of meat and ate it herself instead.
Tristan was so focused on feeding Sophie that he didn’t really eat much himself.
Is he not hungry? I’m almost finished with my portion here!
With that in mind, Sophie wrapped a chunk of meat in a piece of lettuce and held it up to his mouth.
“You should eat some too.”
Tristan was not expecting her to feed him at all, so he got a little too excited and bit her finger by accident when she shoved it into his mouth.
The two of them exchanged glances for the briefest of moments before Sophie pulled her hand back.
Despite her maintaining a calm expression, she felt a strange sensation building up inside her chest.
The finger that he accidentally bit felt numb as though it had been shocked by electricity.
That was when Tristan realized he was more interested in having her instead of grilled meat.
When they were almost done eating, Wilma poured herself a glass of wine and stood up as she said, “I really want to thank you for what you did today, Ms. Sophie! Honestly, I would’ve given up on Transfix Cosmetics if it weren’t for you. Now, I know I will never think about giving up ever again! I’ll be sure to work harder from now on!”
Wilma then downed the entire glass in one go after that.
Sophie, too, poured herself a glass of wine and replied, “Don’t mention it, Ms. Lineker. I should be the one thanking you instead. Cheers, everyone!”
She stood up and chugged her drink down in one go as well.
Felix couldn’t help but wince at the sight of that.
What has happened to girls nowadays? Are they all that hardcore?
The dozens of girls stood up with their glasses raised and filled to the brim.
“We’re not good with words, but we promise to work just as hard! Thank you for everything, Ms. Sophie! With you on our side, I’m sure we’ll be able to afford to eat meat like this every day!”
Felix fell speechless after hearing that.
What the heck? Did Sophie become their CEO or something?
Sophie smiled at how adorable their behavior was. “Very well! I will do my best to help you all out!”
It was already eight in the evening by the time they were done with dinner. Seeing as everyone was a little tired, Sophie decided to have them head back and get some rest.
The barbecue place wasn’t far from the hotel, so they walked back instead of hailing taxis, as it would help with digesting the heavy meal.
Tristan and Sophie were walking in the back of the group at that time.
“I’d like to have some meat too, Ms. Sophie,” he said all of a sudden.
Sophie paused in her tracks. Wait… What did I just hear?
“I want to have meat too. Will you help me out with that?”
Sophie found herself blushing when she heard that.
Is this guy flirting with me right now?
“I’m pretty sure you can afford to have meat anytime you want, Mr. Tristan,” Sophie replied and carried on walking forward.
“You know what I’m talking about.” She’s a smart girl, so there’s no way she doesn’t get what I mean!
Later that night, Sophie waited till Ysabelle had fallen asleep before helping Butterfly and the others solve their problem.
Since she had a phone call with Arius that lasted over an hour after that, she only managed to get four hours of sleep.
As such, Sophie looked incredibly tired when the group had breakfast at the hotel dining hall the next morning.
“What’s wrong, Sophie? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to go back to your room and get some rest?” Ysabelle asked worriedly.
“I’m fine. I just didn’t sleep well, that’s all,” Sophie replied.
She grabbed some random food items and a glass of warm milk before returning to her seat.
Tristan sat down in front of her with his breakfast and asked, “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine.”
Why is everyone asking me the same thing?
Worried that she could be starving, Tristan transferred a lot of his food onto her plate.
He had been doing stuff like that so often that Sophie had gotten used to it at that point.
“You should eat more.”
Since she wasn’t a model, he couldn’t stand seeing her being skinnier than actual models out there.
“Do you have a problem with my figure, Mr. Tristan?” Sophie asked lazily.
“Yeah. You’re a little too skinny.”
“Oh, please! I only look skinny because of the clothes that I wear! I’ll have you know that I look amazing without them!”
Tristan kept quiet and stared at her chest before nodding in agreement.
It wasn’t until a few seconds later that Sophie realized what she had said and blushed really hard.
What the f*ck? I can’t believe I actually said that to a guy!
“You can prove it to me when we have the time,” Tristan whispered suggestively.
I would gladly verify that statement of hers myself!
Their little intimate moment was interrupted when Ysabelle came over and asked, “What are you two talking about? Your face looks really red, Soph! Are you actually feeling unwell?”
“I’m fine…” Sophie mumbled as she shoved a grape into her mouth.