Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 73

The rumors about David’s cold, ruthless nature- how he was known to be unforgiving, even brutal- flashed through Sarah’s mind. Her heart raced, realizing just how bad this could get for her.

In that split second, David’s reflexes kicked in. He rushed to Danielle’s side, pulling her toward him with one arm while pushing Sarah away with the other.

The swift movement caused some of the juice to splatter onto David’s custom suit.

As Sarah’s body spun from the impact, the juice that was meant for Danielle now flew straight toward Audrey.

Audrey stood off to the side, her gaze fixed on Danielle, eager to watch her make a fool of herself. But to her surprise, it wasn’t Danielle who messed up. It was Sarah, who-while balancing a tray of juice-ended up spilling it all over Audrey instead. In an instant, watermelon juice splashed across Audrey’s chest, staining her strapless dress. The juice trickled down her neckline, soaking into the fabric and clinging to her curves, leaving her looking more disheveled than anything else.

stammered, rushing over with napkins, desperately trying to blot

Vivian stood frozen in shock, too stunned to move. They watched in stunned silence, unsure of

on the other hand, wasn’t surprised. Her gaze was cool and calculating, eyes fixed on Audrey with the quiet knowledge of exactly what Audrey had tried to pull. If David hadn’t intervened, Audrey would’ve been the one sidestepping

His eyes were locked on Danielle. "Are you alright?" he

was now

seem to care. He was more concerned with her. After ensuring she was unharmed, he

Sarah was still practically bowing to Audrey in apology. "Miss Darling, I’m so sorry! It’s all my fault. I wasn’t careful, and

into earlier, which had caused her to spill the

said, her eyes scanning Audrey’s soaked dress. It was