Not A Small-Town Girl

on the phone, and here comes a call again.’

"What’s the matter?" he asked in a serious voice.

"Are you eating at Layra Restaurant?" Jaden asked. He could hear David’s displeasure, so he figured he must have interrupted his meal.

"What’s up?"

Jaden went straight to the point. "My sister is outside Layra Restaurant. She wants to come in for a meal. Is it okay for you to let her in?"

"It’s not okay."

As David spoke, he was about to hang up the phone.

you bear to see my sister standing alone outside?" Jaden resorted to using a plea for sympathy to get his sister

calling?" Danielle asked, looking at David’s displeased

replied gently, completely devoid of the coldness

in then. We’re almost done eating

pricked up his ears to listen on the phone. He thought, ’No wonder David was annoyed when he talked to me earlier. It turns out that he’s having a meal with a woman.

thing for him, but I haven’t seen any woman brave enough to really get close

hung up

and excitedly went over to greet him. "David, so it’s you who booked the entire place," she said. "We’re really fated to

endearing voice sounded

to meet David here, so she immediately neglected Celine, who had

His eyes were like the cold night sky, which was chilling. There was a coldness that made

are you?" he