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

at home keeping his aunt's company,"

two bantered back and forth, tossing some shade at Grace who

came by to lighten things up a bit, pouring

Leanne's cat, not a fancy breed, just a stray. But when

Selina were not to be trifled

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

didn't dampen the

wary of him

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

Leanne turned to speak to him would he lean in to

an invisible barrier between them

finishing up, 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. Let's go

catch the whole

her gaze, Joy looked over at

covered her mouth and whispered, "Don't you think she looks a bit like Leanne? Especially the mannerisms and aura, strikingly similar. I

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