His Eagle Eyes on Me

"What did Eric say when you asked him about it?" Nadia asked.

"He told me to not worry about it." Layla got the feeling that Eric had refused to answer her question because he had not wanted to lie.

"Oh. So what do you think of... me and him?" Nadia wanted to hear Layla's view on the matter and knew that Layla had probably come all this way because she already knew what had happened.

"I don't think you two are actually dating. If you were actually dating, he would have told me about it a long time ago. Ms. Raven, I asked if he had a girlfriend before asking him out, and I only did so after he told me that he was single," Layla explained.

"I see... That's rather suspicious of him!" Nadia chuckled.

"What do you mean by that, Ms. Raven?" Confused, Layla asked, "Are you admitting that you're not really dating? Did he ask you to play the role of his girlfriend?"

"Layla, what will you do once I confirm your theory?" Nadia asked curiously. "I doubt your parents will accept Eric, and, if you insist on doing whatever you want, you will put Eric in a difficult position."

"I will resolve it. I won't let him face my parents alone," Layla said with determination. "Ms. Raven, can you answer my question from earlier?"

Nadia smiled awkwardly. It was too late for her to call Eric and ask him what she should say because Layla had timed it so that Nadia would not have the chance to do such a thing.

"You are right. I like him, but he doesn't reciprocate my feelings. More precisely, he sees me as a good friend and has asked for my help."

worried that he will stop you from finding

hurry to get married," Nadia explained. "The older I get, the less I feel like rushing into it. I will get married if I find the right guy, and if I don't, I

thank you for telling me the truth," Layla said thankfully. "Will he be mad at you for telling

don't think so. You'd already guessed it

His lies won't

two stepped into

for the coffee, Ms.

you manage to convince your parents,

going to be easy." Layla was uncertain about her chances. "But I still have to give it a try before giving

going to be difficult, if even

is difficult if you are

sense. I should learn

a brilliant woman. I'm sure that you

guess! It was love at first

Back when our families had set us up, he hadn't seen me due to some misunderstanding, but I'd seen him. He was so handsome and talented that he was almost blinding! Ever since then, it's

"Yeah."

you been in a relationship before"?

"That's