However, she knew this was business as usual in fancy restaurants Like this. In order to show how rare these dishes were, they didn't give you much at all.

Since she hung out in fancy restaurants a lot, she wasn't surprised by that.

It took them two hours to finish eating. The two of them left the restaurant and headed for Fragrance Mountain. By the time they arrived, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

It was a sunny day, and a clear night. The sky was full of stars.

At about ten o'clock, Matthew and Erica reached the top of the mountain.

There was no one else there. The lamp light was dim. Erica asked

Matthew in confusion, “Why didn't anyone else come to see such a beautiful night scene?" She couldn't think of a good reason.

Matthew glanced at her and explained, “I asked the rangers to clear the place for us in advance."

There shouldn't be anyone else on their date.

“What? You can do that? How did you manage that?"

But she knew the answer as soon as she asked. Based on how Matthew handled Tessie, Erica realized he was quite powerful. He wasn't afraid to use that power, either. She was impressed.

Matthew grabbed the bag that had all the camera gear he had kept for

Erica and slowly started taking out all the equipment inside.

"I can do whatever it is that my heart desires," he said. For instance, marrying her.

In truth, even if Carlos hadn't asked him to marry Erica, he would have married her sooner or later.

Although Erica knew deep down in her heart that Matthew wasn't putting on an act, she was still somewhat surprised by his cockiness, the combination of arrogance and provocation. The sheer effrontery was thrilling to witness.

Erica went to help him. She took the folding tripod and found a good angle to unfold it.

After busying himself with the gear for a while, Matthew handed a heavy camera with a wide-angle lens to her and said, “Try this one out."

"Okay!"

Erica lifted the camera to her eye as she adjusted the focus and aperture before she pointed the camera towards the sky.

She glanced at the picture of the starry sky she just took and said,

"It's not bad. It does feel better with a wide-angle Lens."

The way Erica's eyes lit up when she spoke so passionately about photography brought a satisfied smile on Matthew's face.

The special arrangement he had made for her tonight was well worth it.

After taking a few more photos, Erica turned around suddenly and caught him staring at her. She smiled and said, "Perhaps being married to you isn't so bad, after all.”