William put down his fork and knife to fumble around in his pocket.
Beside him, Sophia blinked and inched closer to whisper into John’s ear. “Could your dad have bought a diamond ring to propose?”
John stared at William’s action and smiled. “I guess so.”
On the other hand, Logan’s face was twitching at the sight of the progression of events. I am too thoughtless. I shouldn’t have come for dinner! Not only was he mocked by Sophia, he was forced to watch the lovey-dovey scenes of the two couples. What did I do to deserve this?
from his pocket. Anyone could tell
the sight of it. At this age, she had not expected to be presented with a
of them could have discussed the remarriage between themselves in private, and that would have been good enough for
go down on one knee to propose. Thus, he could only
simple too.
instantly lifted his hands to shield his
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