"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?

in a bit of a

get out, he

not very hungry. Mr. James, why don't

down." Stanford didn't mean to take her back but made it very clear that she should get

ahead. He was a regular

Stanford nodded.

manager guided Stanford to a window

him in with downcast

please." The manager pulled

him, then

Stanford said

moment. He used to come with his wife and order those same dishes every time because his

looked up and glanced at the

chef prepare it. You wait a

for the chef to prepare while Amanda took a sip of the

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

He didn't know if he

her eyes slightly while

was slanting in through the window and enveloping her body in a hazy haze. He was

fingers, "You look like

looked up at him and couldn't help but

she had misheard,

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

she couldn't find when she had

was

alike." Stanford looked at her and said, "It's

he testing her, or was he simply

do you mean by that?" She

as warm 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 the mention of her. And that softness disappeared again when his gaze fell on Simona, "You're

of her shirt under

she'd smiled at him without reservation, all he could think about

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

to Stanford that if she were

she have

Hate?

word couldn't

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

her eyes and froze for a

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