Chapter 333

The evening breeze was fragrant, and the white dining tables glowed under the soft orange candlelight at the open-air bar, where laughter and clinking glasses filled the air.

The man weaving through the crowd, Curtis, was strikingly handsome in his crisp white shirt and black trousers, his distinguished features turning heads as he passed.

Ignoring the gazes directed at him, Curtis followed the beeping of his smartwatch, searching intently among the diners. Faces young and smiling flickered under the lights, but none were the one he sought.

Was she playing games with him? Showing up only to hide and make it difficult for him to find her?

In such a compact venue, where could she possibly hide?

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Suddenly, the beeping on his watch ceased, indicating that Leanne was more than five meters away from him.

Curtis felt like a lost traveler standing in the bustling center of the restaurant, scanning the room for her.

He moved past the dining area, around a decorative screen, and by a serene aquarium where the fish fluttered through beams of light against a backdrop of dark rocks and

sand.

asked, “Can I help

with a more cheerful melody. At the same moment, Curtis spotted her. Leanne was standing by the restroom’s outer wall, dressed in an off-the-shoulder red sweater that highlighted her delicate, pale shoulders and

brought a flush of memories to Curtis, reminiscent of the red dress she wore on their wedding day, the first time he saw the allure of her mature femininity.

what I

her features delicate and soft, leaning against the wall like a skilled huntress waiting for

was the fish caught on her line.

Curtis pulled her close, their watches now barely inches apart, beeping in a synchronized, continuous

here

I?” Leanne replied, “I just came

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here?” Curtis questioned, “You said you

to meet with a colleague here. Is that not

hand, his fingertips brushing over the starry wristwatch he had given her as a birthday gift. It finally adorned her wrist on his birthday,

for him or

came.

to see

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