Men were visual creatures, and several pairs of eyes lit up like light bulbs at the table. "Grace, why didn't you bring your gorgeous friend over sooner?"

"What's the beautiful lady's name?"

"Xenia."

Leanne looked up. At the same moment, Xenia's gaze met hers. She had captivating eyes.

Xenia greeted them politely, "Hello, Curtis and Leanne."

Curtis didn't react, but Leanne nodded kindly and said, "Have a seat, please."

Grace was visiting as Skyler's girlfriend, and not only was she late, but she also brought a friend without greeting everyone first. It was a faux pas in etiquette.

But Leanne wasn't too bothered about it. After all, they were all there for Skyler's sake.

Nearby, Joy was crunching on crispy fried pickles and suddenly slapped her thigh, "Oh, I forgot to bring my boyfriend's aunt too."

asked, "Where's

keeping his aunt's company," Joy

forth, tossing some shade at Grace who looked a

to lighten things up a bit, pouring wine for them,

not a fancy breed, just a stray. But when it jumped

Selina were not to be trifled with

to have a quiet and ladylike demeanor, not stealing the spotlight and speaking

arrival didn't dampen the cheerful atmosphere

usually wary

rested his arm on the back of Leanne's chair, listening

speak to him would he lean

barrier between them that no

Joy checked her watch and excitedly said to Selina, "Let's go for a walk later. I saw a garden with night-blooming cereus on the way here. They bloom around eight or nine.

didn't catch the whole

you staring at?" Following her gaze,

the mannerisms and aura, strikingly similar. I bumped into her at the restroom earlier. For a second, I mistook her

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