Once they were settled, Felix raised his hand, signaling the waiter to come. The waiter appeared with a polite smile on his face.

“ Good evening. My name is Chase and I will be the waiter accompanying you for the evening.”

With that, he opened the bottle of champagne and carefully poured a glass for each of them.

“ Please enjoy a glass of champagne while dinner gets ready. In a moment, the first course will be brought out.”

Felix thanked him. Once that was done, he stepped ...