Take My Breath Away

Chapter 1001 The Last Guest

Maddock stole a glance at Duran, and sure

enough, he had his eyes fixed on Evelyn.
Her beauty pulled even Maddock into a
trance, let alone Duran, who loved a woman
in a cheongsam.

Evelyn shook hands with Maddock, who was

closest to her, and then turned to Duran.
She apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xie. It was my
fault yesterday. I'm here to apologize."
"That's all right, Miss Huo. It's an honor to
have been waiting for such a beauty like you.
Please, have a seat," Duran said with a
pretended ease.
Evelyn was led to the seat of honor. She
listened quietly as Nadia introduced the
others to her. "Miss Huo, this is our supplier,
Mr. Li. And this is Mr. Zhang... "

The gathering was a bit unusual, considering

that the contract was not settled yet. But
Maddock and Duran seemed anxious enough
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for her to meet the suppliers.

She nodded at the others in greeting.

After downing a few glasses of liquor,

Maddock said, "Miss Huo, we're waiting for
another important guest. He'll be here soon. I
suggest we wait to ask the server to bring the
dishes until he gets here. I hope that's all
right with you."

Evelyn wasn't pleased. Who was important

enough to keep her waiting? She said in a
flat tone, "Please ask this person to make it
quick. I have another appointment to get to
in half an hour."

"Oh! I'll ask his whereabouts right away."

Evelyn cast a casual glance at the empty seat
to her right. It was for their last guest.9

About five minutes later, the doors to the

private room opened, and in carne Tobias
and the waiter. They held the doors open on
either side for the man behind them.
As Evelyn watched, Sheffield walked in,
wearing a wine-red plaid suit. "Oh, Mr. Tang!
You're here!" Duran exclaimed. They all
stood up to welcome him with the same
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en thusiasm with which they had welcomed

Evelyn.
"Hello, Duran. I was having dinner with Mr.
Yan upstairs. I excused myself since you
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invited me here, Sheffield replied with a
smile. He glanced around the room and his
eyes fell on the woman sitting quietly in the
seat of honor.
For a moment, he froze.O
But it was normal for them to run into each
other at such a place since they were in the
same city and were both in the same
business circle.
His gaze shifted to her dress. 'What is she
wearing?
Is that a cheongsam?
Evelyn is wearing a cheongsam?' Sheffield
finally understood why Duran seemed
unusually enthusiastic.O
"Please take a seat, Mr. Tang. We've been
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waiting for you. As one of the most popular
and rich men in Y City, there were many
who wanted to play up to Sheffield. And
thanks to his relationship with Peterson,
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Duran had been able to get Sheffield's phone

number.

Sheffield was led to the seat next to Evelyn.

Maddock pulled his chair for him and said,
"We saved the best seat for you, Mr. Tang,
right next to the beautiful Miss Huo."
Currently, the only enterprise in Y City that
had the strength to compete against ZL
Group was Theo Group, but ZL Group was
still much more powerful than Theo Group.

Hence, it was only natural that the guests

felt that Sheffield had the rights to sit next to
Evelyn Huo.

Sheffield took his seat, and looked at the

silent woman beside him. He smiled, his
eyes sparkling with affection. "Miss Huo, you
look gorgeous today. I've never seen you in a
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cheongsam befare. He didn't know that she
liked wearing them at all.

Evelyn smiled back at him gracefully and

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said, Thank you, Mr. Tang. You look
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handsome as well.
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Mr. Zhang cut in, You make a cute couple.

The others echoed, praising them both.

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After a toast to the powerful couple, Duran

asked the waiter to serve the dishes.

Once they were served, Evelyn glanced

around at the hot dishes.

There were no greens in sight. She

recognized sorne of the dishes -fish maw
with abalone sauce, braised Japanese
abalone, stewed crocodile paw with white
truffles, steamed Alaska King Crab, braised
whelk meat, black and red caviar and wild
large yellow croaker.

Even Evelyn, who often dined at this

restaurant, had never ordered so many
expensive dishes all at once.

Grabbing the caviar from the waiter, Duran

placed a plate in front of Evelyn and said,
"Miss Huo, top caviar is a very rare delicacy.
We're very lucky that we got this today!"

There was a share of the caviar far everyone.

The waiter announced proudly, "This fine
caviar in front of you is from the body of a
60-year-old Chinese paddlefish. It's
incredibly rare and valuable. We hope you
enjoy it."
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Sheffield raised his eyebrows and said

casually, "Age is the key to good caviar. The
older the fish, the better the caviar. And
since we are lucky enough to have such fine
caviar today, I suggest we open a bottle of
champagne. Nothing can beat the
combination of sorne good champagne and
caviar. It brings out the best flavors, just like
a man with the right woman."
Evelyn pondered over his words. She knew
that he meant it in an erotic way. Or was she
just overthinking?
Turned out that she wasn't the only one who
got that feeling. Duran grinned when he
caught Sheffield's erotic subtext. "You're
absolutely right, Mr. Tang. Waiter, bring us
two of your best champagne bottles!"
"Of course, sir, right away."
Evelyn had had caviar befare. But this was
the first time she had heard anyone associate
caviar and champagne with sex.
She braved a glance at Sheffield only to find
that he was also looking at her. The smile in
his eyes didn't fade as he took in all of her
beauty.
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She shook her head slightly with a small

smile and stood up from her seat. "Excuse
me, I need to use the restroom."

However, she had only taken two steps when

she heard Sheffield say behind her, "Excuse
me, I need to use the restroom as well. Miss
Huo, please wait. Let me accompany you."

'Huh?' Evelyn turned around and said as

calmly as she could, "There's only one
restroom in the booth. Would you like to go
first, Mr. Tang?"
"No, let's use the one outside. I need to talk
to you." He held out his hand like a
gentleman, gesturing her to step outside
first. It didn't seem like he would take "no"
for an answer.

And Evelyn was curious to know what he

wanted to talk about, so she walked out with
him.

The minute Sheffield closed the door behind

him, the group began to gossip. "Does Mr.
Tang have a thing for Evelyn Huo?"
"Well, it makes sense that he likes her. She's
beautiful and rich. I don't think any man in
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the world could resist her.
"I think they are acquainted. When Mr. Tang
first walked in, his eyes immediately fell on
Miss Huo. 11
"That's right! And if they didn't know each
other already, why would Sheffield say that
he needed to talk to her?"
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Author s note

~~. Bai Cha f®bi•ji

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Translated by Kim
Edited by Kate Storm

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