After the Takahashis left for their table, the young male server returned to take the remaining orders. The two women were too distracted to think about the menu. Therefore, they asked for a recommendation from the server and accepted the suggestions.

"Akira, you have to be careful about playboys," Sayaka spoke after the man walked away.

She was quite worried about her daughter and her reaction to the Takahashi grandson. Perhaps she had not been exposed to good-looking men in the past. Therefore, she was easily swayed by the obvious handsome face belonging to Kaito.

Moreover, his sweet and glib tongue seemed to know exactly what to say to leave a girl speechless.

If she knew anything about such playboys, they would be attracted to a girl for a while. However, once they got what they wanted, they would disappear and act like they never knew their ex.

She did not want Akira to fall into a trap and reach the point of no return.

"I know," Akira responded unexpectedly.

Sayaka was surprised by the simple acceptance.

"Auntie, maybe Akira knows him. She seemed to be quite familiar with him." Hanae chimed in.

She wanted to know the extent of their relationship so that she could develop a good strategy. If she wanted to win and snatch Kaito from Akira, she needed all the information.

"Did you know him from before, Akira?" Sayaka asked.

"No." She responded.

"Then, you should be careful. He might have evil intentions towards you."

"I know."

Akira was distracted as she tried to think about Kaito's identity. She took out her phone from her pocket and scrolled through her contacts. She stopped at the person saved as 'Info'.

[I need information about a person.] She messaged directly.

[Sister Boss, where did you disappear to? Everyone is worried about you.] A response came back immediately.

Akira frowned a little. [I am busy at the moment. Send me a file on a Takahashi Kaito.]

[Oh, is that your boyfriend? I can hear hearts breaking at the agency.]

[Cut the crap. This is important.]

Akira did not want to waste more time on the clown. She could find out information about Kaito herself, but she was not feeling up to it. Plus, if she asked the agency to check, she could compare what they found and what she would dig up when she was in the mood.

She had a feeling that the man was not simple.

[BTW, a few people were looking into your life a little while ago. Don't worry. I handled it just like you instructed.]

Akira was satisfied. She had already anticipated that some people would investigate her once she decided to take back her identity as Yamazaki Akira.

[Thank you.]

[It's not a big deal. I am glad to help out, Sister Boss. I know you can do these things with a wave of your hand.]

Akira closed the small message window after seeing the eager and moral-free brownnosing. She could not bear the shameless behaviour.

"Your phone is quite old. We should get you another one after this." Sayaka said as she sipped on a glass of water.

Akira looked at her phone critically. It was a bit chunky and did not have the sleek appearance of popular smartphones, but it was definitely not old.

"This one is quite ok." She responded.

Sayaka did not push because the food was delivered to their table. The presentation was beautiful and the aroma was unrivalled. Akira's eyes lit up. The server looked at the greedy girl with a hint of disgust, but he did not say anything.

Akira picked a piece of the paneer and examined it. The surfaces were golden with hints of spicy red, and the various colours of bell peppers elevated the appearance of the starter. She could already see that the meal would be great.

Sayaka smiled in satisfaction when she saw the twinkling dark eyes. Saffron Garden was indeed the best choice.

"Let's eat."

Akira did not think further before attacking her meal with finesse. She used a fork and knife to cut the cube of cheese and placed the piece into her mouth. The grilled cheese had a somewhat crispy skin while the internal texture was bouncy and pillowy.

The taste was exquisite.

And for some reason, it tasted familiar. After a few more chews, Akira placed the taste. She had indeed eaten this chef's meals before.

Hanae looked at the pleased look on Akira's face as she ate her food with relish and felt jealous. She had ordered a kathi roll, but she realised that she did not like the mixture of spices in the food.

"Akira, can I have a taste of your food?" She asked in a cute and spoiled manner.

This behaviour was the primary strategy she used to get her way. It worked almost all the time.

"Hanae, don't bother Akira." Sayaka was annoyed by the question.

Usually, she could bear with Hanae, even when she was being unreasonable. However, she had realised that Akira would only relax a little when she was talking about or listening to things relating to food. It seemed to bring some happiness.

Even though she tried to be fair when dealing with the two girls, she could not allow Hanae to have her way and spoil something that Akira liked.

She did not want Akira's happiness to be tainted.

She wanted to protect her happiness.

Akira thought for a moment. "It's alright."

She took the chopsticks beside her plate and picked a cube of the paneer and placed it on Hanae's plate.

"Thank you." Hanae was surprised at the generous gesture.

She had only asked to irritate Akira and ruin her appetite because she did not like her own food.

"It's nothing." Akira resumed eating.

After making the big show of asking for the food, she had no choice but to eat the paneer. If she did not, Sayaka would know she was causing trouble for nothing.