Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 18-1

Howard, Vivian, David, and the group of Darling brothers sat on the sofa in the living room. David took a sip of coffee and then spoke. "I’ve come today to see Miss Darling."

Howard and Vivian exchanged glances. They assumed he was referring to Audrey. Since Danielle had only returned recently, they didn’t think he’d have any sort of dealings with her.

Vivian asked hesitantly, "Do you mean you’re here to see Audrey? We saw the news about the two of you. Our families are indeed betrothed, but..."

Vivian didn’t get a chance to finish her sentence. "David, you’re here," Audrey said sweetly as she came into the living room and looked shyly at him.

slightly daunted by David’s vibe, but he felt it was necessary to make things clear. "Mr. Charrington, are you and Audrey seeing each

words, and for a moment everyone looked to David with their breaths

who was still tucking into her

explain, "She wasn’t paying attention and bumped into me at the hospital entrance." His eyes remained cold

"The reports online are baseless. The person who first broke the fake news has been dealt with. As for who instigated that person, I’m sure Miss Darling knows more about that." He looked meaningfully at

raised an eyebrow. Even Danielle looked up, a

lower lip in disbelief and humiliation. "David, I hadn’t planned to fall down. I didn’t expect that someone would photograph us at that moment

"I’m sorry." Large drops of tears rolled from her doe eyes

emotions. Howard and Vivian inevitably felt a heartache for their daughter, but they suspected that