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.

resorted to using a plea for sympathy to get his sister

Danielle asked, looking at

eat," David replied gently, completely devoid of the coldness he had shown when he spoke to

We’re almost done eating

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. A woman... There’s a woman beside him? And he spoke so gently

for him, but I haven’t seen any woman brave enough

waiting for Jaden to say anything, he hung up the phone right away, thinking, ’This phone should have been switched off

entered the restaurant. Emma immediately spotted David and excitedly went over to greet him. "David, so it’s you who booked the

voice

Celine, who had come

lips when he heard this. His eyes were like the cold night sky,

are you?"