"All right. I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon. We still have time to be together until tomorrow. Do you want to spend it with me or not?" Alaric asked her. He was secretly very happy to see that even though he had yet to leave, Aleksis was missing him already.

How could he be jealous upon hearing Aleksis had a lunch-date with a handsome student called Nicolae? He was not a childish kid born yesterday. He would not be easily provoked by unnecessary jealousy.

Aleksis' face lit up at Alaric's offer. Of course, she would rather spend time with her boyfriend than anyone in the world!

"Of course I want to!" Feeling extreme joy, Aleksis enthusiastically kissed Alaric and cupped his face using her both hands.

"I'm glad to hear that," Alaric smiled and glanced at his watch before clearing his throat, "It's already 7 o'clock. Do you want to have dinner first?"

Aleksis was surprised.

Gosh ... it's already 7 p.m.? Time flew by so fast. She went into Alaric's room at 3 pm and then made love with him for hours. After that, they talked ...

Her face flushed remembering how they made love with each other for a long time as if they would never feel satisfied.

Jeez ... she could only imagine what the employees of Rhionen Industries who saw her coming in would think once they realized she did not come out until office hours were over. She hoped she didn't tarnish Alaric's reputation and made him the subject of gossip of his employees ...

"Yes, I'm hungry ..." Aleksis picked up her clothes and rushed towards the bathroom. "Would you mind if I choose the restaurant? I want to eat in a special place. "

"Of course not," Alaric answered.

"Okay then."

Aleksis tidied herself up in the bathroom and spoke with the Sky Bar Operations Manager in a hushed whisper through her phone. She requested for the Sky Bar to close down tonight because she wanted to have dinner there undisturbed.

Hm ... it's not only Rhionen Industries who can book Sky Bar to themselves ... hehehe, Aleksis mumbled excitedly.

"Where are we going?" Alaric asked as he held his hand at her and led her out.

"Eat somewhere special," she answered with a faint smile on her lips.

She remembered her first encounter with Alaric within Sky Bar after she became an adult. It was when she slipped in from the sky bar wall and fell onto him. She wanted to relive their first meeting there in a more pleasant manner.

Alaric was immediately able to guess what she was thinking when they stepped into the elevator and the girl pressed the 99th-floor button. He also smiled. Dinner at Sky Bar was a good idea, he thought.

Following the elevator stopping on the 99th floor, the two walked out and arm in arm headed into the Moonshine Restaurant. They then took the escalator going up the Sky Bar located on the 100th floor. The waiters and manager nodded respectfully as they passed by them.

Upon their arrival, the two were invited to sit at the best table beside the outer glass wall which had the best view of the city. While flipping through the menu, Alaric finally noticed that there were no other guests there apart from them.

"Hmm ... so strange, why is this place so quiet?" he murmured in astonishment.

"Ah, yes ... you're right." Aleksis nodded, without looking up from the menu book. "Maybe it's because it's Monday? No one eats outside ..."

"But at the Moonshine Restaurant below, the atmosphere is as bustling as ever," said Alaric.

Aleksis just shrugged, "Maybe because it's only 7 pm? We'll see, who knows if another guest will come ..."

Of course, there will be no guests besides them, because Aleksis ordered the staff to close the Sky Bar tonight for her. But she would not tell Alaric about that. It is not time yet.

Alaric looked at Aleksis who seemed rather nonchalant about the situation with a slightly suspicious look. However, he said nothing. They then focused on the food they want to order and enjoyed a quiet dinner together.

The atmosphere during dinner was very romantic. There was no one around them, only the stars in the sky and the thousands of city lights below them.

The waiters gave the two VIP guests as much privacy as possible and only appeared when Aleksis or Alaric signalled them to come.

"So what are you going to do now? Are you going back to the dorm tomorrow?" Alaric asked after they finished eating, when they were both enjoying some dessert wine to relax.

"I promised my godfather to try to fulfill my commitment and finish a year studying here. He said it would be good for me to learn about the lives of other people. Who knows, I might still be able to meet other good people like Mel, my classmate who stood up for me against Anjali," Aleksis answered. "Do you already have your schedule for London?"

"I do. I will be very busy meeting many people," Alaric answered. Seeing Aleksis' frowning face, he hurriedly added, "but I will keep my promise to always call you."

He never had to make a promise like this to anyone before, but Alaric did not mind doing it for Aleksis.

Nevertheless, Aleksis' face did not change. She was not frowning because Alaric would be busy, but because he would meet some people from the Meier Group.

'Why is your face like that? Have I done something wrong?" Alaric asked in a probing tone.

Aleksis shook her head. "That's not it. To be honest, I don't like the owners of the Meier Group. My father once talked a little about them."

"Oh ..." Alaric looked at Aleksis for a long time. He remembered that Aleksis had mentioned that her father worked for the Schneider Group and Pavel had found out that Aleksis was probably the illegitimate daughter of Kurt Van Der Ven, the CEO of the Schneider Group himself. Alaric thought Aleksis was talking about Kurt. "What did your father say about them?"

"My father said they couldn't be trusted. The Schneider Group used to deal with them." Aleksis looked back at Alaric, this time with a rather pleading look, "Why don't you look for working opportunities with the Schneider Group? Doesn't the Schneider Group also have several business lines in common with your company? Maybe I can help ..."

Alaric took Aleksis' hand and shook his head softly, "I don't like nepotism. I know you have a good relationship with an important person in the Schneider Group, Aleksis. I appreciate your efforts ... but let's not mix business with our personal relationships."

"What do you know about me?" Aleksis asked quietly. She looked at Alaric questioningly.