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."

"Where's your

keeping his aunt's

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

pouring wine for them, "Ladies, feel free to

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

were not

added beside Grace, and Xenia seemed to have a quiet and ladylike demeanor, not stealing the

dampen the cheerful atmosphere at

mood. Those usually wary of him were particularly lively,

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

to him would

an invisible barrier between

were 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

didn't catch the whole

her gaze, Joy

you think she looks a bit like Leanne? Especially the mannerisms and aura, strikingly similar.

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