The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Lucas waved his hand to indicate that he did not need the menu and simply said, "I'll have whatever she's having."
Stella was delighted to hear that and quickly halted the wait staff. "No celery for his serving, please. He's not fond of celery."
The wait staff nodded and noted, "So that'll be two servings of pasta-one as is and the other without celery."
Stella's smile grew even wider when the wait staff treated them as a couple going for lunch. It was not until she was comfortable in her chair that she finally came to the shocking realization that Lucas had taken the initiative to invite her to lunch!
She believed that he had already fallen for her charm. Even the coldest of men would not resist her allure if she decided to woo them.
"What made you decide to ask me out to lunch today?" Stella blushed and lowered her head. She avoided looking at Lucas and portrayed a shy demeanor.
Lucas remained expressionless. He tapped his fingertips on the table as if to try and phrase his sentences properly. "Is it odd? We haven't eaten together in a long time."
He had either spent time with his grandparents or dining out with Melody. It had been a while since he attended pointless social gatherings.
"Yeah, but that's because you're always busy with the company. I've been dying to get an appointment with you, but Edmund always tells me that your schedule is packed!" Stella seized the opportunity to describe Edmund in a bad light to Lucas. She thought that Edmund was being too arrogant for a lowly assistant. At least Lucas was in a high enough position to do so.
Whenever Stella tried to confirm Lucas' schedule with Edmund, he would come up with all sorts of excuses to prove that Lucas was too busy to have a meal with her. What she did not know was that Lucas had already blacklisted her. After all, plenty of people like Stella were trying their hardest to have a meal with Lucas.
Besides, Lucas had already told Edmund to refuse all invitations from every woman except for Melody, as Edmund's job was to stop these problems from reaching Lucas.
"I'm busy," came his curt reply.
"I understand. But since you're here, you might as well spend the rest of the day with me." Stella said in a gentle tone, concealing her ulterior motives.
Lucas nodded. "Okay."
Stella could not control her little smirk and immediately picked up the warm water to take a sip.
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