Chapter 139

“In fact, bust out the self–hypnosis! Taylor, you and Soren are just friends going out for a meal together! This is all very normal!” I muttered.

Half an hour later, I arrived at the Oriole.

The manager recognized me and greeted me with a polite nod. “Miss Jones, your guests have already arrived. They’re waiting in the Pride Room.”

“Thank you.”

My heart thumped with excitement. I even paced a little as made my way to the Pride Room. As the waiter opened the door for me, I called out, “So-”

Then I saw her. A young woman sat beside him.

“-leil?! You’re here too?” I exclaimed in pleasant surprise.

Soleil smiled sweetly. “Is that supposed to be a rebuke, Tay–Tay? Am I interrupting your moment?”

Heat rushed to my cheeks as I shot a quick look at Soren’s expression.

“No! Of course not! I’d love to have you here!”

“your moment” implication, Taylor! You did not hear

cup of

I smiled. “Thanks.”

about to leave. When she heard you were inviting me to lunch, she insisted on tagging along,”

have invited you too,

shameless, Tay–Tay. Next time, you should specifically call this a date so people like me have no excuse to show up!”

of my ears

helped me out a lot lately,

see. I see…” She dragged out the words,

He sipped his tea before replying, “It is whatever Taylor believes it

skipped a

up to me to define what this meal was?

called it a d–date, he would… He

manager arrived with our food just then, putting an

was a little surprised, too–the food

worried about being pressed for time. That’s why I had our

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