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," Joy

some shade at Grace who

things up a bit, pouring wine for them, "Ladies, feel free

stray. But when

were not to be

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

arrival didn't dampen the cheerful atmosphere at

Those usually wary

the back of Leanne's chair, listening to

Leanne turned to speak to him would he lean in

an invisible barrier between

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

distracted, didn't catch the whole

at?" Following her gaze,

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

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