The restaurant’s doors stood wide open, with two servers in crisp waistcoats

greeting guests at the entrance.

Alessia strode ahead, the three girls trailing behind her, their eyes fixed on her back. One of the waiters stepped forward and said something to Alessia.

“Oh no, are we about to get kicked out?” Esme whispered nervously.

“I don’t think so. Look at how respectful the waiter is–he clearly knows Alessia,” Mia replied, watching closely.

Sure enough, just as Mia finished speaking, the waiter nodded politely to Alessia and stepped aside to let them in. He spoke quietly into his earpiece, and moments later, a man in a sharp suit hurried out from the dining room.

“The manager,” someone murmured.

“The manager? Who is Alessia, really?” The surprise in the waiter’s voice only made the girls more curious.

“Miss Morton! If you’d let us know you were coming, we would have prepared everything in advance, the manager said, almost breathless..

“It was a last–minute dinner with my housemates,” Alessia replied simply.

“We’ve kept your usual private room ready. Please, this way.”

Alessia nodded, but glanced back to see the others still huddled together, whispering.

“Aren’t you coming?” she called.

Coming, coming!” Esme snapped out of her daze, grabbing Joyce’s hand and looping her arm through Mia’s, dragging

their breath away. It felt as if they’d stepped straight into a tranquil English manor garden: arched stone bridges over gentle streams, elegant architecture,

gorgeous,” Esme breathed,

covered walkway, showing no sign of impatience.

away.

on Esme’s sleeve.

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anywhere nice before,” she

scratched her head sheepishly. “Sorry,

come out here for a walk

sat in the courtyard, sipping tea or coffee in perfect

girls finally relaxed, their nerves easing

manager go?”

you

we eat?”

three of them

smiled and

didn’t make a fuss. She simply

confirm the order, the three girls braced themselves as if it were their own wallets taking the hit, but said nothing; they wouldn’t dare embarrass Alessia in front of

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