"Miss Flores, what are you doing here?" Stanford thought he was looking at the wrong person.

Amanda clenched her hands, which were hanging at her sides, into fists. She was trying desperately to suppress the emotions tumbling inside her to remain calm.

"I ..." Her voice was a little hoarse, "I got lost."

"I'll give you a ride. Get in the car." He looked at her and said.

Amanda released her clenched fist and smiled, "Then thank you."

Stanford was quiet and didn't say a word.

She pulled open the back door and sat in.

"I don't know if you've got things handled?" She meant something else, "I don't want anything to go wrong while we're working together."

Stanford remained silent as he started the car and drove away.

What happened last night was an accident, but it was deliberately posted online and became a scandal. He had dealt with it.

The incident had upset him, too.

"Miss Flores, you haven't had lunch yet, have you? My treat today." Stanford suddenly spoke up.

Amanda thought for a moment, "How can I refuse since you have been so gracious in inviting me?"

Stanford glanced at her in the rearview mirror. Every time he saw her, she would do something unexpected.

This time was no different.

There seemed to be a certain magic about her that attracted him and always made him want to be near her.

And he didn't like that feeling in his heart.

He didn't like it when a woman made him do things that were out of his control.

The car pulled up and stopped in front of a restaurant.

Amanda got a good look at the restaurant while her heart was in turmoil once again. This was a restaurant she used to love to come to, and she loved to pester Stanford to come with her. It had all the dishes she liked to eat.

Why had he brought her to this restaurant?

What did he know?

was in a bit of a

her get out,

hungry. Mr. James,

you'd better get down." Stanford didn't mean to take her back but made it very

while Stanford walked ahead. He was a regular customer, so as soon as

Stanford nodded.

The manager guided Stanford to

in with

lady, please." The manager pulled the

thanked him, then

Stanford said as he

come with his wife and order those same dishes every time because his wife loved them. Now, this was a strange woman and he was

looked up and glanced

have the chef prepare it. You wait a moment." The manager hurriedly said with a

chef to prepare while Amanda took a sip of

it was only after he had finished that he realized that this was not the restaurant he

He didn't know if he

lowered her eyes slightly while her

at her. The sun was slanting in through the window and enveloping her body in a hazy haze. He was in a trance like

squeezed his fingers,

up at him and couldn't help but frown.

thought she had misheard, "I look like

couldn't help but reach up and touch her face. She was afraid that even her parents

about it, she couldn't find when she had exposed

face was

alike, but you make people feel alike." Stanford looked at her

he testing her, or was he simply guessing based

you mean by

as she is. She loves to smile, and when she smiles at me, her arched eyebrows always make me feel warm." His eyes softened at

at the corner of her shirt under the table. Too

when she'd smiled at him without reservation, all he

so I wouldn't dare smile like that again. I'm afraid of meeting the next scum. Although one's eyes have 5.76 pixels, they can't see through the human heart." She looked down and let out a bitter

you hate

occurred to Stanford that if she

have hated

Hate?

didn't think that word

have killed him myself if I could." As she spoke, she

and froze for a moment,

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