Chapter 49. The Best Vacation

Max’s POV

The maître d’ beamed with pride as he led us toward the window table. “This table is reserved for lovebirds like you and we have some special offers for you.”

“I’m sorry, we are…” Ava started to correct them but I interrupted her.

“Thank you so much.” I held her hand and led her to the reserved seat. They served us a special cake and gave us a discount on all the food we ordered.

Ava shot me a look the moment they left us. “Why didn’t you let me tell them we weren’t together?”

I took the glass and had a sip. “Don’t you like getting discounts and free stuff?”

She stared at me in disbelief. “Max…”

“What?” I shrugged. “The fact that I’m a billionaire doesn’t mean I don’t adore special treatment.”

She shook her head. “So you have to lie to get it?”

“I didn’t lie because they didn’t ask,” I said, leaning forward and grinning.

She tried to keep her face still, but I caught a small smile on her lips. She picked up