Burning Passion

CHAPTER 218: DATING IN CITY OF LOVERS?

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Paris, FRANCE 

Queen Elizabeth 2 docked in Port Paris.

The Li family picked up by the hotel transport. Arriving in the hotel, the young ones immediately strolled around Paris Eiffel Tower. 

Steven and Albert, carrying a camera around their neck, both trying their best to take a nice shot. Often, they took Nina's picture. Jessica is shaking her head how the men are constantly arguing over minor matters. 

"Young Miss, I think they are in love with each other." 

"I know, right!" Nina giggled. "How if we left them here?" 

"I like your idea, Miss!" Jessica agreed to it.

They told Albert and Steven to go to a lavatory. However, it's been thirty minutes, yet Nina and Jessica are not coming out from the ladies' room. Albert checks out the restaurant, and he comes back with a troubled face.

"What happened?" Steven guessed something happened. 

"The server said they had left. And a message left for us." 

Steven took the small card. He didn't recognize the handwritten; he assumed it was Jessica who wrote it.

"The Young Miss wants to have a Girl's Day. She doesn't want more company." 

Is what the message says.

"Okay, so it means?" 

"Nina doesn't want us to follow them." 

"But is it safe here?" 

"Of course!" 

"Now, then, what?" Steven read the message once again. The last line wrote like this… 

"You two can have a date now." 

"What does this mean?" Steven twitches his brows. Why does he have to date this guy? In all people, this prince is the last person he wants to be stuck with! He already shared a suite with him. Now Nina left them alone! "I'm going to find them!" 

Steven declared. He cannot just stay here and wait. 

"I'm going with you! I want to find them as well. But we should not approach them." 

"What? Why?" 

"Haven't you understood? Nina wanted to be alone. If we find them, we will only follow them quietly." 

"Hm, not bad!" Steven smacks Albert's back. 

"Ouch! What are you doing? Do you want to taste my knuckles one more time?" 

"Shut up! Let's look for them!" 

"Okay, fine!" 

Albert followed Steven. They came up with the idea of renting a bike. All afternoon, they roamed the whole of Paris. In the end, they gave up looking for Nina and took a bunch of photos in every street they passed with interesting scenery. 

Meanwhile, Nina and Jessica have followed them behind. There is no way they could find them. It was because the girls are following them instead. 

Jessica and Nina giggled, watching Steven and Albert in the park, taking photos in the lake. Steven annoyingly blocks Albert's view, the reason he kicks the guy and falls in the lake. Later on, Steven manages to drown Albert at the lake, but Parisian police catch them and bring them to the nearest Police Station. 

Later, Nelson receives a call to pick up Albert and Steven. 

"Nina, what happened? Aren't you together with Albert and Steven?" Dona asked worriedly. They were in great bewilderment after they received the call.

"No, mama! We separated from them." 

"Why?" Dona doesn't understand, she did not ask anymore. "Your father is picking them up now at the police station." 

"Oh, did something happen?" 

"I'm not sure either. Okay! We will wait and then let us all go to the restaurant and have dinner!" 

"I'll change my dress, mama!" 

"Sure, honey." 

Nina and Jessica run toward their room inside this family suite. Both girls jump to the bed and giggle… 

So silly of them! 

~~~~~ 

New Jersey, USA 

Harry crumpled a newspaper again. 

He was going to a restaurant Lee told him to meet them. It was Ash's birthday and is treating them for lunch.

He passed a newsstand where he saw an interesting article. Again, the Prince of Jeneva, the next King of the country seen in Paris, France; together with the person he brawled against inside Cambridge University just a few days ago.

In the photo, the two are seen biking, taking photos around Paris. 

Then another photo is included in the article. Prince Albert Hamilton and Steven Shang walking near Eiffel Tower with Nina Li, the girl they fought to win her heart. So a question raised… 

"Who won the girl's heart?" 

Harry throws the newspaper in the trash bin and kicks it. But his foot hurt after. 

"Fuck!" he groaned. He rested a little before he resumed his pace toward the restaurant written in his notebook. 

"Hey, Harry, come on!" 

He finally found the correct street. Lee and Ash were standing outside the restaurant, talking to the other boys. 

He looked up to read the restaurant's name, and they named it both from Japanese and Chinese words. It seemed the diner is more like a Japanese restaurant, which is owned by an American couple. No. The husband is half Japanese, half American, but his wife is half Chinese-half American. 

"Let's go inside!" 

The boys cheered and couldn't wait to dig a full meal that Ash already ordered. 

"Hi, Harry!" 

"Kristina! You work here?" 

"Yeah! Lee helped me find a part-time job! This restaurant is owned by his uncle. So, here I am!" 

"Okay. That's great!" 

"Yeah! I'm happy Sam had a lot of good friends. Well, including you. Um, thanks for your help the other day!" 

"Ah, about that. No problem. It was nothing," Harry replied, pushing a timid smile.

Kristina asked him to tour her around. And because he has nothing to do. He accompanied her and showed all the buildings on the campus. 

"So, if you need anything. Just call me out! I'm going back to the kitchen." 

"Okay." Harry nodded. He watches Kristina cheerfully strode toward the door that leads to the kitchen. 

"Caught you!" Lee jumps on Harry. 

"What?" 

"Do you like Kristina, is it?" Ash elbowed him in the stomach. 

"What are you guys talking about?" 

"Come on! You cannot draw away your gaze from Kristina." 

"Hey! Do you guys put a meaning to it if I watch her?" 

"That's what we are talking about!" 

"You are attracted to her!" 

"And what do you mean by that, Lee?" 

"Come on, Harry! Why don't you ask Kristina out? There is a new movie this weekend!" 

"Yeah!" 

"Why are you guys pushing me to Kristina? Why don't you ask her yourselves?" 

"Jeez! You are KJ!" 

"Can't you see? Kristina only smiles sweetly at you!" 

"So?" 

"So... you should take the opportunity to hit on her!" 

"It looks like it's a mistake I came here."

Harry sat up from his chair, Lee and Ash quickly pulled him down.

"Hey! Not so fast!" 

"You don't have a girlfriend since we are in college!" Ash teased Harry. "Your brother just flew a thousand miles away to unite with the love of his life! Why are you restraining yourself to have fun with your youth!" 

"Have fun, my ass. You are teaching me to hit a girl?" Harry frowned. Honestly, he doesn't want to hear about Steven being with Nina right now, and they were dating in Paris.

It was a city of Lovers.

"Come on! You are so boring!" 

"I—" Harry did not continue to speak when Kristina came out carrying a tray of their orders.

"Hey, guys! Here is your food!" 

"Thank you, Kristina!" Lee and Ash said at once. 

"Your welcome! I will bring over your other orders." 

"Okay!" 

Lee and Ash glared at him. Harry shook his head and ignored his friends. They are the devils teaching him doing such things. 

But what was on his mind is Nina.. She was beautiful in that article… and she looks happy being with Steven.