Chapter 222
The girl feigned enlightenment as she exclaimed, "Oh, so that's how it's done! No wonder I couldn't get the right swing before. You're a brilliant teacher, President Parker!"
Elijah managed a smile and let go of her wrist.
She looked down and mumbled self-deprecatingly, "Gosh, I'm so stupid. I hope I didn't take up too much of your time."
"It's fine. You just need some practice, that's all," Elijah said politely.
He decided to leave because he didn't want to stay and coach her any longer. However, to round out her act, the girl gasped and purposely tripped forward, stumbling right into his arms.
Elijah caught her instinctively but frowned without saying anything.
The girl blushed and said slowly, "Ugh, I'm such a klutz. Thank you for catching me, President Parker."
He said curtly, "Seeing as you're alright, maybe you should get on your feet."
She reluctantly detached herself from him after hearing this.
When Elijah had walked away, the girl gripped her club and traipsed over to where her peers were gathered on the other side of the driving range.
One of them gave her a thumbs-up while praising her earnestly, "That was amazing, Miranda! I can't believe you got President Parker to toss that woman aside just to help you out with golf."
Miranda quirked her lips as a smug look flashed in her eyes. "Well, that was nothing. I have more tricks up my sleeve."
"You know, I'm still a little confused as to why President Parker would want someone else's old toy."
"What's so confusing about that? He probably likes a pretty face. I mean, celebrities sleep with rich and powerful men all the time. It's practically an open secret in the entertainment industry."
"That's true. I bet President Parker sees her as only a plaything. Nothing serious will come of it."
have history with someone from the Pearson Family. I
she be? That pretty face is probably the only thing she has going
advantage in and of itself," someone mused wistfully. "Everyone was calling her
friends tore into salacious gossip, Elijah walked up to Leanna on
smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's not as if I had anything planned
"Do you play golf? Want me
hadn't expected him to offer, for she
than you think. Why don't you give it a
to try golf one way or another, so it was pointless to refuse his coaching
locker. He was about to teach Leanna the basics when his assistant hurried out onto the range and whispered something to him. Whatever it was made him blanch, and he quickly said, "Tell them I'll be there in just
assistant nodded and
and apologized to Leanna, "I'm sorry, but something came up. Stay here and
"Go," Leanna replied understandingly.
something, but in the end,
around the turf, sat on one of the benches, and then
to call her. "Hey, Sweetie. I can't text
kids home, are you?"
"I was joking! I can't
what are you
a very important date tonight. What about you? Are you and Elijah
paused in thought. She looked up at the cerulean sky and sighed, then said, "Would you believe me if I told you that I
no answer from Zoe at first, then she replied, "I
length just to get what he wanted. She didn't have the heart to tell Leanna about it; rather, she was coerced into
almost believed he followed me all the way here, but as it turned out, I was reading too much into
carefully, "But what if he really did follow you all the way
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