Chapter 370 Overbearing Tina
Tina wouldn't dare ask Hugo directly, so she turned to Leon. "It seems like you have a good relationship with Mr. Hugo. He actually helped you check out."
Leon did not answer. He wordlessly pointed to the bottle of beer on the table. "Chug it down."
Tina frowned and turned pale. Her voice trembled slightly. "I... Can I not drink?" She stuttered.
"Yes, but from now on, you must shut up and don't meddle between me and your sister's business anymore." Leon said seriously.
Tina hesitated in an instant.
She deeply believed that if she wouldn't advise her sister, Rachel would be miserably tricked by Leon.
"Fine, I'll drink! What's so scary about this anyway?!" Tina bit her lips stubbornly. She held the bottle of cold beer and forcibly poured it down her throat.
The inexperienced drinker Tina had gulped down three mouthfuls of beer.
Then, Tina choked and vomited.
Leon immediately turned to Rachel and saw how worried and a bit embarrassed she was for her sister.
"All right, you don't have to drink." In order to not make Rachel sad, Leon said faintly,
"Stop drinking, you'll hurt yourself." Rachel advised to her sister.
"No! I'll drink!" Tina refused to admit defeat and shook her head stubbornly.
Then she held up the bottle again and poured it into her mouth. It was like a breath of cool air reached her stomach and it was too cold that it hurt!
The coolness on her stomach forced Tina to rush out of the restaurant and threw up on the side of the road. Rachel followed her and handed her a tissue to wipe her mouth, sporting a worried expression on her face.
"Tina, I told you not to drink anymore! And he also said that you don't have to drink. Alas, you are so stubborn!" Rachel shook her head and sighed as she spoke.
Tina wiped her mouth clean with a tissue. "The liquor was too cold. I just had spit it out. It's no big deal." She said stubbornly.
Leon looked at the scene and did not speak.
Pity invoked affections. How could Leon not know that? But he had to test Tina. At least now, Leon knew that Tina was not worthy of pity.
If Tina were half as sensible as her sister, he wouldn't embarrass her.
Suddenly, a figure came towards Leon and Rachel's direction. It was dark outside and the lights in the old street were dim and some of them could not see their faces clearly.
However, Leon easily recognized the posture and pace of walking of the stranger.
It was his private butler, Fort.
People who were trained to be professional servants took their every step cautiously. Every step they took had the same sense of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Fort came to deliver the money.
When Tina went out to throw up followed by Rachel, Leon had Hugo sent a message to Fort to bring his wallet to him.
He knew it would take Fort at least ten minutes to reach him that was why he asked Hugo to pay for him. But after this, he would still need the money.
"Fort, my friend." Leon called, emphasizing at the word 'friend'.
"What is your friend doing here? Are you going to take him to shop with us? I don't like shopping with strangers. He's just your friend, not mine." Tina pouted and complained.
"He's here to deliver my wallet. When we go shopping, we can't run out of money." Leon glanced at Tina coldly.
Fort handed the black wallet to him. "Master." Fort realized his mistake immediately when he called Leon by his honourable title. Still, he didn't fail to back up his words. "The master asked me to tell you that you must take him to the meeting at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
Leon waved his hand and Fort hurriedly turned and left.
"Come on, there's a night market ahead. Let's go for a stroll. It's still early anyway. We won't go home until it's ten o'clock." Leon suggested.
"Well, I've been so busy at work lately that I haven't been to the night market for quite some time." Rachel nodded in agreement.
However, Tina looked reluctant to go.
Of course, she didn't say it bluntly. She just made an embarrassing bet. She had to rein in a little bit. It's just that she felt that there was nothing worth visiting in this shabby night market. The stalls here wouldn't match her style.
However, the night market in this old street also had its unique charm.
For example, the antique street in front of it was a place frequented by literary lovers and collectors. Although it was not superior to antique shops, the vast majority of ordinary literary lovers in provincial capital often come to buy some antiques.
Tonight, Leon was going to take Rachel to buy some antiques.
Rachel had no interests on antiques and Leon was not ignorant of that. The reason why he brought Rachel here was mainly to leave a few impressions on Rachel. An impression away from his real identity.
He would buy her some valuable but cheap antique calligraphy and paintings, so that Rachel won't think he was spending too much money.
To get to the antique street ahead, they needed to go through an alley without street lights.
Many people came and went through the alley as it was the peak of the night market. Leon, Rachel, and Tina had to huddle together in order not to bump into other passers-by. Leon had to put an around Rachel's waist to protect her from the crowd.
Tina suddenly released a frustrated sigh. "Leon! You shameless bastard!" She whispered through her gritted teeth.
Leon soon realized that he hugged the wrong person. "Sorry, it's too crowded, and you looked like your sister so much that I didn't recognize you."
He really couldn't see clearly. And the sisters resembled each other a lot especially when they turned their backs on him.
Rachel looked a little embarrassed and took the initiative to get closer to Leon. And he believed in him.
"Stop pretending! I think you are taking advantage of me!" Tina said angrily.
"I really didn't see you clearly." Leon answered seriously.
"Yes, Tina, our backs are so much alike. We are wearing the same clothes tonight as well. We look like twin sisters. Since the alley is so dark, it's not difficult for him to make a mistake." Rachel trusted Leon fully. And she thought that if Leon was going to misbehave, it would definitely not towards her sister.
"Rachel, you are still too kind. Have you ever thought that maybe he was a beast-hearted guy? Even after he dared to touch me behind your back? If he crosses the line, it will be too late for you to regret it!" Tina had certainly too many prejudices against Leon.
Of course, what happened just now was a pure misunderstanding.
Because it was not worth it for Leon to do that kind of behaviour towards Tina.
"I did hug the wrong person just now, and I apologize to you, but I'm not what you think I am. Stop slandering against me." Leon's tone was as cold as always whenever he talked to Tina.
He would never forgive Tina if she maliciously slandered him in front of Rachel, even if she was Rachel's sister.
Tina didn't talk back, but she was filled with anger.
She really wanted to meet her " friend" quickly. She wanted to use his power to drive Leon away from her sister. Maybe, that person could introduce her sister to a man with a good family background. Someone who was actually worthy of his sister.
Thinking that the annual meeting held by the Flying Group was coming soon, Tina felt that she and her "friend" would officially meet soon. She was very much looking forward to it.
The three had walked out of the dark alley and finally arrived to the antique street in the night market.
Actually, it was rumoured before that it was rare for a stall on the antique street to have worthy things to sell. Most of them were small folk miscellaneous items that were not even worth a few dollars.
In the early years, there were indeed rare treasures. But nowadays, even real antique shops were difficult to find.
"Why did you bring us here? There's nothing to do with all this junk." Tina complained in boredom.
Indeed, non-experts would inevitably feel boring in the presence of these pile of "junk".
However, Leon's purpose for tonight was not to bring these two sisters to an ancient game appreciation class. He just wanted to buy Rachel something cheap.
Although there was rarely a treasure on these kind of stalls, they could still pick something pretty but cheap if they searched enough.
"Buy something for your sister, then you can pick something for yourself if you want." Leon said gently to Rachel.
Rachel would find it expensive to buy jewelry in a jewelry store, so he brought her here.
Tina looked down on the small stalls on both sides of the street. She glanced at it and saw that it was full of old books, broken paintings, bottles and cans. No real jewelry.
There was a trace of disdain in her voice when she spoke. "Everything is broken, what is there to buy? This whole street wouldn't even worth the crystal bracelet I had."