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Initially, he thought that Heather had never been to the Aoki Book Bar. He didn’t expect that she had been there before, which meant that his surprise had failed.

Matthias was even more frustrated. Trying to surprise her was such a difficult task.

“Seems like my guess is right.” A small smile appeared on Heather’s face, as she enjoyed seeing the surprised look in Matthias’ eyes.

“Yeah,” Matthias mumbled bleakly, looking apathetic.

“Aren’t you curious about how I made the right guess?” Heather, on the other hand, was delighted and wanted to tease him.

“I’m curious.” Matthias didn’t want to lie to Heather, so he figured he might as well be frank.

“I haven’t been to the Aoki Book Bar, but it has quite a reputation, so it’s normal that I’ve heard of it. This road happens to be the only way to get there, which is why I figured there’s a high chance we’re going to the Aoki Book Bar,” Heather explained, feeling quite pleased with herself. When she was with Matthias, everything became more in
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