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.

mean it!" Sarah stammered, rushing over with napkins, desperately trying

stood frozen in shock, too stunned to move.

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

His eyes were locked on Danielle. "Are you

suit, which was now

more concerned with her. After ensuring she was unharmed,

"Miss Darling, I’m so sorry! It’s all my fault.

been bumped into earlier, which had caused her to spill the

Audrey’s soaked dress.