Chapter 9: Breakfast
After the hug, Alice regained her normalcy – anxiety. Just like a child who has spent Halloween, candy only belongs to this day, and temporary sweetness does not mean that you can still wear a princess dress tomorrow. The banshee who has a family is still a banshee.
"When you didn't come back, a young lady came. Alice held the text that Zach had given her in her hand, and put her hands behind her back with some cringe, "She said that her name is Louise and she has come to find Mr. Zack. ”
Zach nodded: "Well, I know, you go and rest first." ”
Alice lowered her head, turned around and exited through the back door of the office, the text in her hand had been forced to open in wait, she wanted to make sure that Zach had not lied to her.
Zach took off the extra accessories on his body, hung them up, and slowly opened the office door. Louise's face was a little pale, and it seemed that she hadn't put on her makeup again since last night, and her eyes were a little dazed.
"Louise!" Zach called, and Louise, who was sitting on the sofa in the reception room, was startled and looked at Zack, her eyes narrowed.
"You, it's you, don't kill me!"
Louise didn't know why she was here, and it seemed that she woke up in the inn when the sun rose above the horizon, got on the first bus to the South End, and arrived at the address printed on a business card. She only felt like she was going to come over and answer one question, but now, seeing that face again, the memory of last night reappeared in her mind!
Zach tugged at the corners of his mouth helplessly, "Why do I hear this sentence all the time today?
Believe me, Zach is not laughing at himself, he is seriously questioning, in the course of three hundred or four hundred years of life, Zach has long forgotten his true appearance!
The clever Louise, like Kim, is now beginning to reflect after last night's failed escape. yes, this man wouldn't kill her. In retrospect, when she woke up today, she was even in her pajamas.
Zach saw the change in Louise's eyes and beckoned, "You can come in and talk." We do legitimate business, and our conversations need to be kept private. ”
Louise let her guard down, about this 'single woman', in addition to being smart, bravery is also an important quality of her, at least last night on the street where Zach passed, quoting a report that a vampire had seen in the newspaper: 'Of the twelve missing women, the remnants of a third body were found today (with a photo that would make everyone lose their appetite), and as of the time of writing, the Barton police still have no clues'. In such a time and place, Louise still 'shows off her cash cow on the side of the road', as Coulson puts it. It's courage, or maybe she's really, really short of money.
Louise looked at the empty reception room except herself, and did not comment on Zach's 'legitimate business', and walked towards the office with some vague steps, which is a symptom of anemia.
Still like a gentleman, Zach waited for Louise to enter, closed the door behind her, then walked over to the chair across from the desk, pulled it away, and made a gesture of invitation to Louise. Louise looked at Zach with a complicated expression, "Thank you." ”
"I want to maintain your good impression of me. Zach waited for Louise to sit down and walked to the long table on the side, where there was a coffee maker and a large plate of prepared sandwiches. Alice was clearly prepared for the waiting time in the office. Zach took a plate, sandwiched a sandwich, and handed it to Louise along with the steaming coffee: "You look like you need a cup of coffee." ”
Louise also apparently remembered that she didn't wear makeup, and subconsciously touched her cheek, and after realizing that Zach was still holding the food, she lowered her head and took the plate and coffee. But if she could, she wanted to see if she had dark circles under her eyes, and only when she was depressed would she be reminded that she needed a cup of coffee! If so, she would like to find a place where no one was there to touch up her makeup! A woman's thinking is really peculiar.
Zach sat behind his desk, looked at Louise a little uncomfortable, smiled and said, "Looks like I said the wrong thing." You're fine now, except for being a little pale, and don't need makeup. ”
The first sentence is Zack's mastery of 'mind reading' ability after reading countless people, and the latter sentence is just that he played with his heart and wanted to tease this woman.
Louise frowned, glanced at Zach across the table, relaxed, and began to enjoy the free breakfast.
Zach was patient and took the thick text and read it while Louise was eating. This is the information that originally belonged to the cemetery in the west side of the [Grand Funeral Home], personnel, funds, customer registration, etc. A week earlier, Zach had been notified that the cemetery had been repossessed, and for the next few days he was forced to travel between the west and the south to arrange necessary errands.
The city government didn't do too much and handed out generous compensation funds, and Zach kept a small part, most of which was used as severance pay. You know, the vampire business is actually just a disguise, and the people who really complete the funeral affairs are actually the people of the West End, those real human employees.
Zach also made an effort to retain some people to work in the cemetery in the South End, but they were all refused, "The traditional funeral industry is dying!, sir, we have worked for this Grand House with you and your father all our lives, it's time to make a change......
Of course, the 'Zach father' they refer to is the real Mr. Grande, the old man in the last few years of his life, inexplicably had two sons and a daughter (a ghost, a wolf and a demon), and did not experience the current cremation trend to impact the traditional funeral industry, which can be regarded as a success.
Zach didn't force these people, and he knew that 90% of the estate in the Grand House was in the cemetery of the West End, which was closer to the bustling North End and had a better environment. The South End is a remote suburb for the people of Barton, and no one wants to bury their loved ones here.
Coupled with the fact that these people felt Zack's rejection of cremation, they all saw no future in staying at the Grande House.
"Have you had breakfast?" Louise asked, looking at Zach as he read the material.
Zach looked up, "Don't you mind?"
"Don't mind. Louise regretted it as she said it, because there was something in her memory of last night that she didn't understand. And now, she felt that she was about to understand, and she had a hunch that it was not a good thing.
Sure enough, Zach stood up and walked to the side of the wine cabinet, and near the corner, Zach pulled out a bottle of red wine, uncorked it, and poured himself a full glass.
Louise shivered, it was early spring, but it wasn't cold inside, and in the warm environment, a hint of fishy sweetness was spreading around the wine glass in Zack's hand.
Zach took a sip, the tip of his bright red tongue licking over his lips, "Yes." Compared to last night's supper, it was too much worse. ”
Louise stiffened all over, because at this time, she was sure that 'supper' was her!
"Don't look at me like that. Zach returned to his desk, the bright red liquid sitting in his hand, "That's a compliment to you." ”
"You, what the hell are you?" Louise felt her teeth collide.
Wait, it's not fear, it's ...... Imagine that you feel something on your neck, you pat it and you see it's a spider covered in fluff, and then you realize that the tiny itch on your neck is crawling. That's what it feels like!
Louise was restraining herself almost with all her strength, not touching the neck that felt like Zack was being held last night, but her shoulders betrayed her, her collarbone was highlighted by the force of her shoulders, and her neck was unconsciously slightly sideways, and an indescribable feeling of nausea spread from her neck to her whole body.
"You've probably heard the legend of vampires. "Zach is admiring this woman. Like Kim, after confirming that the other party will not pose a threat to his life, his attention immediately turns to other places. For Kim, it may be the discovery of the real culprit after being attacked, and for Louise, it is the instinctive physical resistance reaction of a woman.
Zach ran his hands across his chest and made a gesture to introduce himself, "I'm a vampire." ”
Louise took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and exhaled slowly. After the initial nausea passed, Louise began to accept the strange feeling she felt when she was 'attacked' by a vampire.
"Well, you're at least a gentlemanly vampire. Louise opened her eyes.
"Bits. Not one, but one. "Zach corrects Louise's grammatical 'mistakes'.
Louise didn't hold back, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, but she immediately withdrew it.
"It's time to answer your question. Louise's eyes became stern: "Why do I want to escape?" ”
Zach closed the papers in front of the desk and pushed them aside, temporarily stopping Louise from continuing to speak, and looked at the office door that led to the back.
Benjamin pushed open the door and entered with Kim, who had changed his clothes.
Zach stood up, "Louise, Benjamin, Kim. Benjamin, King, Louise. ”
When Benjamin and Kim sat down at the table where the food had been placed, and began to eat the breakfast prepared by the banshee Alice, Zach sat down again: "Alright, Miss Louise, you can speak." ”
The vampire's eyes winked at Louise and continued, "There are some things that can be omitted, though." ”
The corners of Louise's mouth curled again, forcing her to bite her lower lip. She looked at Zach a little helplessly and adjusted her feelings.
"Body temperature ......"