Everyone in the private room listened to Felix's made-up answer and looked up at him, their gazes seeming to say:
Captain Griffith, are you trying to fool children with that?
Felix merely smiled at their stares and ignored them all, sitting there and quietly eating the grilled meat that was already done.
The delicious grilled meat warmed him from the inside out.
Seeing that Felix had no intention of responding or continuing the conversation, the others dropped it as well. Athrun put his phone back into his pocket, picked up his chopsticks, and placed the meat on the grill.
The moment the meat touched the grill, it let out a sizzling sound.
And just like that, their shared meal in the private room soon came to an end.
"We'll be leaving first!"
After finishing his meal, Felix looked at Lacus, Athrun, and the other youngsters before taking the lead in saying goodbye. They looked up at Felix and Heine, nodded, and told them to take care.
With that farewell, Felix and Heine walked out of the private room.
After paying at the counter and putting the discount coupon given by the owner into his pocket, the two walked out of the barbecue restaurant one after the other.
"Felix, does that person in Athrun's phone really have nothing to do with you?"
Still unwilling to give up, Heine followed beside Felix and asked him. Felix turned to look at him and shook his head.
"They really have nothing to do with me!"
"Really?"
Heine asked again, still unconvinced.
Seeing that he still did not believe him, Felix answered in an even firmer tone.
"Absolutely nothing to do with me!"
After saying that, he stared at Heine with an unwavering gaze.
Faced with that look, Heine did not dare ask any further