The General Who Hates Me

Thea bid her farewell for the day to her colleagues as soon as she received Jeru"s message that he had arrived . Gavin was also going home, so he asked if they should go down to the parking lot together . Thea agreed, and the two of them had a quick chit chat during their elevator ride to the exit door of the building, which led them directly to the parking lot, where Jeru was already waiting .

"Alright, see you tomorrow and have a wonderful celebration with your husband tonight," Gavin said with a wink before he hugged Thea and walked toward his car .

Thea looked around and saw Jeru"s car moving slowly toward her and stopped in front of her . Thea smiled and quickly opened the door . Jeru used to open the door for her at first, but she strongly opposed it because it was just a waste of seconds .

"How"s your work?" Thea asked while she was wearing her seatbelt . She looked at Jeru and noticed his expression was a bit hardened . She thought it was probably because of work, so she no longer repeated her question and remained quiet .

She sneaked a glance at him every now and then . "What"s with him? Did he have a rough day?" she mused as she contemplated whether she should ask him where they were going .

Advertis.e.m.e.ntThe silence was killing her, so she asked, "Hmm, where are we going?" 

"We will have dinner outside, at this restaurant that my a.s.sistant recommended . He said it"s a nice place…" Jeru answered her plainly . Thea felt that something was odd with him . He was cold . She wanted to ask if something was bothering him, but she just bit her lip and chose to remain quiet .

She creased her forehead when she realized where they were going to have their dinner . It was the restaurant to which Leon wanted to bring her, but thankfully he never got the chance to do so . Her face became sour at the sudden ugly thought, but she quickly brushed it off . The restaurant was said to have men proposing to their girlfriends for marriage every week because it was one of the most romantic places at which people could dine .

They went inside, up to the 31st floor of one of the city"s most striking and unmissable buildings . Thea gasped in awe as they walked pa.s.sed a charming spot on a patio overlooking the city just outside their private dining area . The private room which they would be dining in was a beautiful and s.p.a.cious room, bathed in light, from the exquisite chandeliers hanging on its ceiling .

Thea also heard that the restaurant was home to serious culinary talent and stellar ingredients .

Jeru asked her what she would like . "Hmm, you can order for me… I"m not a picky eater," she answered, smiling . She would want to know what Jeru would order for her .

After a few more minutes, appetizers were served, such as hand-dived scallops and rock oysters, then followed by fillet of beef and stuffed globe artichoke .

For desserts, he ordered lemon creme brulee and chocolate mousse .  

"This place is very nice…" Thea commented while she drank her fresh juice since she was not allowed to drink wine .

Jeru did not respond so Thea finally asked, "Is there something wrong? Because I noticed you have been very quiet ever since we were in the car . "

Jeru looked at her directly as he casually said, "I don"t like to see another man hugging you like that . I don"t know why but I got irritated by it…"Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .

"Huh?" Thea was confused . "Oh, did you mean Gavin? He is a close friend and my partner at work," Thea explained with knitted eyebrows .

"Is he perhaps jealous?" she thought silently and suddenly felt happy at the possibility of Jeru being jealous of Gavin after seeing the latter hug her . If that was the case, wouldn"t it mean that he had feelings for her too?

"Alright . But other people might misunderstand, so it"s better if you"re more careful when it comes to interacting with the opposite s.e.x . Avoid hugging like that as much as possible," Jeru said with a straight face .

"Ohhh, okay . . . " Thea answered disappointedly . She thought wrong . Jeru was not jealous . He was just protecting both their image with the public . Her shoulders slumped . "Don"t expect anything, Thea!" she scolded herself . She should practice that from now on, not to expect anything as grand as love, in order not to end up getting hurt in the process anymore .

She frowned and pouted her lips as she ate her dessert . "I thought we were going to celebrate? How come I ended up getting scolded?" Thea wanted to voice it out .

Meanwhile, Jeru could not help but scold himself for being a killjoy at a time like this . He wanted Thea to enjoy their dinner together, but he could not stop himself from bringing up the hug he witnessed a while ago . He was annoyed by that sight, and he didn"t even know himself why .

He thought that maybe it was because he was the possessive type of person . That was given with the kind of upbringing that he had . But if that was indeed the case, then he knew that he should control it and try to look at things more from Thea"s perspective .

He let out a long deep sigh and looked at Thea who was now frowning and had her lips pouted . He smiled, unconsciously at her facial expression . She was obviously irritated, and yet he found her angry face while she was eating her desert striking and stunning at the same time .

Thea saw him grin, so she arched a brow and asked, "What? What"s so funny?" Jeru coughed and cleared his throat before he answered, "Nothing… You look cute with those pouty lips and a crumpled face…"

Thea blushed, but she couldn"t help to express the grievance that she was having . So she retorted, "Are you the one who"s pregnant? Because you surely have a heck of a mood swing! You were cold just a while ago, scolding me and whatever, and now you"re grinning like that? What in the world…"

Jeru could not help but throw a fit of laughter at Thea"s words . Well, she was right because he was also annoyed with his mood swings .

Thea, realizing the situation had also started laughing . The two of them were both awkwardly moody . . .