Before leaving for Costa Mesa, Jester received a call from Adam Edgar.

The lady from England rejected Jester's offer.

Half of the rejection, to be exact.

She agreed to have dinner together, but not Jester, but she had to ask, because this time she was the one who asked for cooperation.

Originally, Jester also wanted Adam Edgar to use the landlord friendship as an excuse to maintain his manners, after all, how could Los Angeles also be their home field, and letting a young woman from England treat him was obviously unacceptable in the eyes of Jester, a somewhat machismo.

But Adam Edgar obediently closed his mouth when he saw that the young lady from England had easily booked a private room at Melissa's restaurant, which needed to be booked a week in advance.

Melissa's private rooms are not available with money, and there are only two private rooms in the entire Melissa restaurant.

One of only four in the entire Los Angeles metro area with two Michelin stars, this restaurant is a restaurant with a focus on French cuisine that can't be described as authentic. As for the other three, in addition to the reason that he doesn't like Japanese food, Jester has never been to the famous Urasawa, Providence, which focuses on seafood and has a style that is compatible with the advantages of American and Asian cuisine, and Spago, which focuses on Californian cuisine, he has eaten.

Compared with Chinese food, to be honest, each has its own strengths, and there is no one who can blow up the other.

What the? You say three Michelin stars? Hehe, as far as Jester understands in Los Angeles now, there is no one who can win this award, and there is one in the West of the United States, but not in Los Angeles.

When Adam Edgar asked curiously how the English lady had booked one of Melissa's two private rooms. The young woman from England just said in a very flat tone: "This is one of our family inheritances. ”

Then Adam Edgar was instantly impressed by the woman.

The restaurant isn't located in downtown Los Angeles, but in Santa Monica, home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the western part of the United States, less than an hour's drive from Costa Mesa.

The name Melissa comes from an inconspicuous spice produced in the Mediterranean, and the restaurant is quite unremarkable, and Jester walked around Wilshere Road twice before he saw the black and white sign at Melissa's restaurant. There is a parking lot next to the restaurant, and this restaurant does not have a dedicated parking staff.

Instead, there stood a polite black waiter at the door, much like Morgan Freeman.

Seeing Jester coming, he bowed slightly, and at the same time stretched out one hand and made a gesture of please, although the whole process was extremely simple, but it gave Jester a feeling of fluidity in the body of the black waiter. Jester nodded slightly as a sign of gratitude.

The décor of Melissa's restaurant is not luxurious, which is Jester's first impression.

If the style of Providence, which he has been to today, is quaint, then Melissa's decoration style is plain and elegant, which makes people involuntarily produce a sense of comfort and comfort. The decoration color of the whole restaurant is pure white and light purple, which not only adds a bit of mystery, but also highlights the style of this restaurant, which is low-key in the downtown area.

The waiters in the restaurant are all dressed in crisp suits and are almost meticulous.

Jester had just stepped into the dining room when a young woman at the bar looked at him in a sophisticated Givenchy business attire with gold-rimmed eyes.

Jester glanced at the woman, who was a very beautiful woman, with brown hair coiled behind her head, turquoise eyes like crystals, fair skin, slightly powdered, and a nose that was not particularly tall like that of a traditional white person.

The moment she saw Jester, a big smile appeared on her face, and she raised her feet and walked towards Jester.

With Jester's eyesight, it was clear that the young woman had been trained in strict manners, and that her smile, her gait, and even the swing of her arms could be seen as if she had practiced countless times, and the distance of each step was as precise as if she had been measured with a ruler.

But it was also an intuition that made Jester feel that this woman was not the English aristocratic lady who was going to invite him to dinner today, because the other party's smile was so warm that it didn't look like a nobleman at all, and he had learned from Adam Edgar before, and made his own judgment, this British aristocratic lady, would not be like this.

"Mr. Lee." The beautiful woman bowed slightly in front of Jester, then stretched out her white palm to him, her voice was crisp, "I'm Miss Claudia's assistant Alyssa, Miss Claudia is waiting for you in Augustine's room, please come with me." ”

Jester nodded and shook hands with the assistant, who identified himself as Alyssa, before walking after her towards the interior of the restaurant.

After walking for about a minute, Alyssa stopped in front of a wooden door with a white inlaid purple border.

She reached out and knocked lightly on the door, and a somewhat lazy voice came from the room.

"Come in."

Pushing the door in, Jester saw at first glance a blonde woman who had stood up and was wearing a lilac dress, she was very beautiful, just wearing simple light makeup, and her blonde hair was draped behind her head, which was Jester's first impression when she saw this woman. And her body was 'clean', and Jester didn't find any kind of jewelry on her.

There were no studs, no necklaces, not even headdresses, but despite this, she just stood there, showing grace, and one couldn't help but feel as if she was looking at a delicate photograph, and Jester actually felt from her a temperament that the jeweled women he had attended at the banquets he had attended before did not have.

A kind of extravagance, this kind of nouveau riche is not the kind of nouveau riche aggressiveness, but a natural temperament.

It was a temperament he couldn't put into words, but he could feel it.

Jester also believes that his feelings don't deceive him.

She is tall, fair-skinned, delicate features, blue eyes, a low nose, and most importantly, her skin is very delicate, not at all rough as an ordinary white woman, the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, as if she is smiling, and it is actually a smile.

With a pair of bright purple heels on her feet, she walked towards Jester in a graceful manner.

Because there was a cashmere carpet on the floor, even if the other party was wearing high heels, he didn't make the slightest sound.

"Claudia Robert."

She stopped in front of Jester and stretched out her long, white palm as she uttered her name in a very flat tone.

Jester looked at the smile on her face, but frowned, but after a moment it returned to normal, Jester felt that there was an indescribable strange feeling in the smile of the beautiful woman in front of her, her smile looked gentle and indifferent, but it made Jester not feel the slightest sense of closeness, but also felt a kind of indifference that rejected people thousands of miles away.

It seems that her smile is only a mechanical reaction, and not a real reflection of her affection, and her smile is not intended to bring the two parties closer, but merely a courtesy.

Claudia Robert waved her hand slightly, and her assistant Alyssa nodded respectfully and exited the room, closing the door as she left.

Jester stepped on the thick cashmere carpet and felt a warm and soft feeling.

"Please!"

Claudia stretched out her hand to the table next to her, said a faint word of invitation, and then walked over first.

A courteous waiter stood at the table, and a candlestick was placed on the table, and the trimmed candles looked a little swaying against the candlestick.

As soon as Jester arrived at the table, the standing waiter gently pulled his seat away.

"What do you want Mr. Li to drink?" Claudia's voice is magnetic, an authentic Oxford accent, and her pronunciation is extremely standard, and the intonation makes Jester sound like listening to Shakespeare's son-lines.

"Whatever." Jester replied simply, he had no taboos about what he drank.

"Two martinis." Claudia gave a word to the waiter, who bowed politely and quietly left the room.

Jester and Claudia sat face to face, the other party's face was calm, and his eyes kept wandering on Jester's body, as if he was looking at a commodity, and was stared at by a beautiful woman for a long time, Jester also felt a little uncomfortable.

"Ahem." So, he coughed twice.

Unexpectedly, Claudia Robert just showed a flat smile, and said without blinking: "I used to think about how different it would be for someone to be able to achieve this net worth in just two months, but I didn't expect to meet today, only to find out that Mr. Li is just an ordinary person." ”

"Huh." Jester smiled a little self-deprecatingly, and said teasingly, "In this world, ordinary people are the majority. ”

"But ......," Claudia's beautiful eyes turned, and her voice changed, and there was a hint of joy in her flat tone, "I like your game very much." ”

After hearing this, Jester first glanced at Claudia in front of him seriously, and then said in a somewhat surprised tone, "To be honest, I originally thought that people of your status would not be interested in these children's toys. ”

On the table next to Claudia, there was an ordinary Jenny turtle's electronic pet machine, apparently, before Jester arrived, this British nobleman who looked cold and elegant was playing such a game console specially designed for young girls.

Claudia just smiled self-deprecatingly, she still looked at Jester, her dark eyebrows raised, and then her hands were on her chin, and she said lightly, in a slightly mocking tone, "Then what do you think I should do?" Should you live a life of fine clothes and food every day, only need to learn horseback riding, fencing, dancing, piano, violin, how to dress appropriately, how to speak well, how to walk elegantly, and all kinds of other tedious and tiresome etiquette, as well as practice beautiful calligraphy? ”

For a moment, Jester was a little speechless, and in his subjective impression, it seemed that an English aristocratic lady should indeed be like this.

Just when Jester was silent, Claudia's pupils suddenly revealed a fleeting look of injustice, "Mr. Li, you should know that according to British law, women do not have the right to inherit titles. ”

Jester nodded, he did know that unless it was a special approval from the king or the queen, otherwise, a woman could not inherit the hereditary title in the United Kingdom, and similarly, the fixed assets belonging to the title could not be inherited, even if the direct bloodline of this family, only this woman was the only one, and this Claudia was surnamed Robert, Jester had not heard of the name of this family, obviously, it was impossible for this kind of family to get the special approval of the king or queen.

In Jester's mind, there are only a handful of families in British history who can receive this honor, and he knows that in the past 100 years, only the Mountbatten family has received it. It was also because Lord Mountbatten had done so much for the British Empire that he was able to receive this award.

"Want to hear my story?" Claudia glanced at Jester, then said indifferently.

Jester didn't say anything, just nodded.

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