🏘 — restaurant merlot

@sammy kim Instead of being upset by the foreseen rejection, the older male conveys his praise with a smile and a slight nod of his head, "a man with integrity. Forgive me for seemingly forcing you to accept the deal, Mr. Kim," he paused when a waiter served his drink, a smile and a 'thank you' are given in response before continuing, "actually I've wanted to donate a sum of money earlier but I left my cheque," tattooed hand reach for the inner pocket of his coat, where a ten million won cheque folded in half is presented, "it's not much but I hope it can be of help," the cheque is placed on the counter before Sammy, "and I wasn't testing you either, should you thought about it."

And before Sammy could possibly reject the donation, Rico added, "I've been doing this for other small businessnes as well so please don't feel indebted and please accept it. It's a part of my SCR. I hope I can meet the owners one of these days," a few sips of wine was enjoyed. Gentle gaze then darted towards the other's face, wanting to have a better look since he didn't get the chance earlier at the bakery.

@rico kim Sammy had smiled briefly at the other was he approached him to join him at the bar. "No no. I haven't been here long." He said as he watched the other carefully until he began to speak again. He had decided to just listen this time until he couldn't hide the face he had made at the man's suggestion. "I-- Listen, sir, I appreciate your sudden interest in me, but I--" He tried to think of a way to make sure his rejection was firm. He smiled a little as he looked down at his drink.

"Here is what I think would be a better idea. Support the current bakery." He glanced at Rico to gauge his reaction. "Let's be realistic here, sir. You have no interest in an actual bakery. You just want to make more money. Why waste money for someone who clearly doesn't care about baking? Support a local business instead. Support the bakery." Sammy may have gotten a bit heated and his face flushed a little. "Sorry... I went on a tangent..."

@sammy kim Persuasion isn't Rico's strong suit, especially in business. But that isn't going to stop him from trying with a different approach. Earlier, he met a promising, good looking man at a bakery, whom happened to want to own, not just any bakery, but the one he works at, for himself. When the owner refused, Rico made a generous offer which was to get him his own bakery. The refusal was expected but Rico pondered if he could use a different tactic.

As the older male approached the other, a smile adorned his face, hand brushing the right side of his bangs back, only for it to fall back into place, "I hope I didn't make you wait that long, Mr. Kim," his tone apologetic. A hand raised for a waiter, and an order of a glass of wine is placed, "I'd like to apologize for asking you to come and meet me. I'd like for you to hear me out Mr. Kim and I'll make it quick," he pushes his glasses back when it tilted down, "what if I opened up a bakery with you as the manager?"

@rico kim Why did he agree to another meeting? Why the hell was the older man so god damn attractive? Good looking men will always be his weakness. He groaned a little as he just knew this meeting was going to be all about the business proposal again. The entire scenario can just play in his head. The older man was very persistent though. What was his name again? Reese? Ricky? He sighed a little as he shook his head at the fact he forgot the man's name.

The bartender placing down the wine glass Sammy had just ordered. He glanced around as he awaited for the other to come. Checking his phone to see the time. "Just say you aren't interested and head home to sleep..." He said as he mumbled to himself as he tried to formulate his rejection.