Coolest Girl in Town

Yuri thought it was impolite to continue declining, so she accepted the chicken wing and took a small bite.

“How is it? Delicious, right?” Tara asked excitedly, as if she was the one who made it.

“Yeah, it’s nice,” Yuri replied politely.

Brendan’s face darkened even more at her words. He was sure that she hated him, not the food.

“Brendan is really good with his hands. Since he’s great at making clothes, cooking isn’t a huge problem for him,” Madeline proudly boasted.

“Speaking of which—” Tara continued the conversation. “—I’ve always been a fan of Mr. Brendan’s designs. I didn’t expect you to be so good at cooking, though. Whoever marries you would have such a happy life.”

“Oh, right!” She paused and turned around to grab Brendan’s jacket. “My birthday’s coming up, Mr. Brendan. Can I make a reservation with you to make a gown for me?”

Madeline rolled her eyes at Tara’s question, thinking that no one was interested when Tara’s birthday was. “Brendan’s atelier is packed. I’m afraid he won’t have time for new jobs,” Madeline piped in.

“Oh no, what a shame. I’ve always dreamed of wearing a gown designed by Mr. Brendan for my birthday banquet. Seems like it won’t be happening.” Tara sighed dejectedly and lowered her head.

Meanwhile, Yuri was like an outsider throughout the whole conversation. She was calculating the calories on each bite of the chicken wing as she thought about how much she would need to exercise to burn it off later.

However, Brendan’s eyes were on her all the time. He saw no reaction from her, and his fists tightened in his pockets. Out of spite, he agreed to Tara’s request. “I can do that for you if you require it, Miss Lambert.”

“Really?!” Tara lifted her head at his words. She jumped up excitedly and hugged him. “Oh my God! That’s great, Mr. Brendan. Thank you so much!”

“Ahem! Ahem!” Madeline kept coughing, trying to hint at them to mind their distance.

Noticing her cough, Tara let Brendan go and took a step back. She bit her lips and said shyly, “I’m sorry. I got too excited. Mr. Brendan, please excuse my behavior.”

Yuri was still in her world, thinking about the fashion sketches she had to amend.

At that point, Brendan was burning with rage at her indifference. His rage came and went, but there was nothing he could do.

Madeline looked between Yuri and Tara, and she became frustrated as a result.

was not fond of kept intruding. She had

the swimming pool.

“No, Mrs. Griffith. I—”

did not let Tara speak and took away the phone in her hands. “I’ll keep this safe for you. Don’t worry, go

“No, I—”

“Ah!”

did not get to finish her sentence, and she was pushed into the pool by Madeline with

and shrieked with her arms flapping around, “Help

both of us were to fall into the

was right—their vibes did not match

rest were far away from the commotion and only Brendan was nearby. Sensing that Tara was going to drown, he had no choice but to take off his shirt and jump into the pool to

nonchalantly took a bite off his skewer and said, “She probably needs CPR.

aside. “Stop giving out bad ideas.

kneeled and placed a fist against Tara’s chest and used the other

kept shaking with

coughed out water

a long breath and wiped away the sweat on her

to her feet. “Come on, let’s get you a change of clothes. You’re shocked and cold. You should rest in

can disturb Yuri and

walked away, Madeline gave him a wink, hinting at

then turned around to look at Yuri, but she avoided his

So, he turned around and

——

…

were shining, and the music was booming. Charrisa sat in a corner with her legs propped up on the sofa, drinking from the beer

a moment, a man from the club walked in with a phone

turned their heads and looked at

isn’t planning on leaving us, right?” one of