Me Before You
Chapter 20

Ferdinand and Joshua entered a small cafe not far from their office. As promised, Ferdinand invited Joshua to lunch and meet someone. After being inside the cafe, Ferdinand's eyes danced, looking for someone who he said was waiting for Ferdinand and Joshua to arrive.

Not long after, his attention was filled with the figure of a girl sitting near the corner window. Ferdinand smiled, then he elbowed Joshua who was staring around the cafe, with the intention that Joshua followed Ferdinand's steps.

"Hi, Felicya! Have you been waiting a long time?" greeting Ferdinand, making the girl in front of him turn to look at Ferdinand. Ferdinand and Joshua took the spot in front of Felicya.

"Not really, I just arrived" he said.

"Sorry for making you wait." Ferdinand said with a regretful face.

"It's okay, just relax" Felicya said.

Not long after, a servant approached them while giving them a menu book. They called one order at a time, and the waiter took it down. Afterwards, the waiter picked up the menu and went back to the back.

"So..why did you suddenly ask to meet, Lord Ferdinand Smith?" felicya asked, after a moment of silence.

"Ah, that's me..." Ferdinand was slightly stammered, then he saw Felicya look towards Joshua. It seems that the girl just realized Joshua's presence. Understanding Felicya's gaze, Ferdinand said, "this is my friend Joshua. I think I told you."

"Joshua?" felicya furrowed her brows as she looked at Joshua.

Joshua replied with a smile. He just kept quiet, not knowing what to say when he met someone new.

"You just told me about J.Dawn, but－wait!" then Felicya's gaze fell on Ferdinand who was smiling widely. "So, you mean.he..."

Understanding the words Felicya had just said, Joshua turned to the side, looking at Ferdinand, trying to ask for an explanation. "I'm waiting for your explanation." Joshua said with emphasis.

While Ferdinand was already smiling clumsily at the expressions of Felicya and Joshua. "Okay, okay, I explained. Please don't look at me like that, you guys are intimidating me" he said, raising both hands. Then the man sighed and looked at his friend, Joshua. "Sorry, Josh, I told you about your identity. But I just told Felicya, really. Take it easy." then he looked at Felicya in front of him. "You're right, he's J.Dawn, now you've met him, right?"

Felicya. He could not believe that the person next to Ferdinand was J.Dawn, his favorite novelist. "So your name is Joshua?"

Joshua nodded with a smile. "Joshua Spencer." he said. And. yeah, Joshua met one more fan. It reminded the man of Monica Frances. "It's nice to meet you."

"Oh My God!" felicya exclaimed, then drew closer to Ferdinand and whispered. "You didn't say he was handsome, I wasn't ready to meet him like this." Felicya said.

Ferdinand felt rivaled here. Joshua Spencer is very dangerous for women, he could have conquered a woman's heart when he first met. Totally dangerous.

Not long after, Ferdinand saw Felicya pointing a hand at Joshua. Joshua, who was confused, shook the girl's hand. "Felicya Sesya's. Please remember that." he said shyly. "May I have your autograph?"

Joshua took off his hands, then he said, "sorry, I can't. You should come at Christmas, see the fans."

"Ah, what a pity. But it's okay, I'm glad to see you." Felicya smiled.

"If you want, I'll pick you up at a fan meeting." Ferdinand later said. He did not want to lose to Joshua. Of course, he also did not want to miss a moment with Felicya.

"Hm, okay." said Felicya while nodding.

Right at that moment, the food and drinks they ordered came, They immediately ate food while chatting casually.

...-ooO-i...

After chatting with Monica, Angela Frances went downstairs to grab a cold drink. Yeah, chatting with Monica earlier made her feel thirsty, plus the air temperature in this summer, the more days it becomes. The girl approached the refrigerator in the kitchen, took some water, and drank it. As the girl turned around, she found her aunt－Michelle Frances－ headed for the kitchen.

"Auntie wants a drink?" Angela opened the conversation with an offer. The aunt immediately turned her head, smiling briefly at Angela.

"Can." he said. Then Angela opened the fridge and picked up a bottle of water for her aunt. "This." he said as he gave it to the aunt.

"Uncle is still in the garden?" angela asked after sitting in front of her aunt.

"He's in the barn checking the wine." said Michelle, a second later, he drank the water given by Angela. "Thank you, baby." the middle-aged woman stroked her nephew's shoulders.

"Together, aunt."

"Where's monica?" ask the aunt.

"Obviously, in the room."

"Not going out?"

"I was just in her room, she seemed to need some alone time."

Michelle Frances frowned. "Is there anything? Is his memory back?"

Angela shaking. "No. But it seems like because he's thinking about Joshua."

"Joshua?"

"Joshua Spencer." Angela replied. "I thought they liked each other, but were blocked by distance. And Joshua's not sure about long-distance relationships."

Michelle Frances was silent. The middle-aged woman realized that Monica Frances was now growing up and she needed to find new people in her life, especially men. The girl needs to find her love. But what Monica does now is just stay at home while helping her parents work. It wasn't Michelle Frances' intention to close Monica's mindset, she just didn't want anything bad to happen to her son. It's just Alex, he doesn't want to lose Monica.

"Auntie never even saw Monica until it was that close to the guest at the inn. Joshua was first. Aunty thought the two had been interested since they first met." Michelle Frances said.

"Well that's it, I'm planning on taking her to town to meet Joshua, and I'm going home. From yesterday my boyfriend has said miss." said Angela ended with a root. The aunt laughed short.

"Bas with the young!" ledek Michelle. "is your mom's dad not calling?"

"No, they think I must be okay, because there you guys are. Unless I go out of town or abroad, maybe they've terrorized me."

"How's the major?"

"Major asked for souvenirs." those words immediately invited the laughter of Michelle Frances. "By the way, can I take Monica to town, auntie?"

Michelle's laughter instantly disappeared replaced by a face that could not be interpreted After a moment of silence, the middle-aged woman spoke up. "Auntie isn't sure, it's best that uncle and aunt need to talk first."

"No need." the voice made Angela and Michelle turn to the stairs and find Monica standing there. Slowly but surely, Monica went down the stairs of her house and walked to the kitchen－approaching the mother and Angela who were busy chatting. "I'm an adult, ma'am. I really want to know the outside world" he said.

"But, Monica..."

"Mom don't have to worry, because my memory is back."

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