Chapter 284

I smiled slightly. "It’s fine. Let's just sit on the second floor. Didn't you say that the second floor has a better view? I'd like to see it too." As I said that, I picked a window seat and sat down.

The doctor sat in front of me awkwardly and uttered softly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"

I shook my head. "It’s not your fault. Thanks for the recommendation. This place is pretty good. I like it very much."

The seat I took was just two tables away from Theo and Cindy. He would be able to see me as soon as he looked up.

Unsure what the two of them were talking about, Theo remained indifferent as ever. On the other hand, Cindy did not look so good. The joy and superiority she displayed in front of me this morning had disappeared.

Theo raised his cup to take a sip of water and met my gaze as soon as he looked up.

Surprised, he put down the cup and looked fixedly at me. I was uncertain what he was thinking about.

I picked up my cup and raised it at him, smiling slightly. This could be counted as a greeting, perhaps.

I then retracted my gaze and chatted with the doctor, n o longer looking at him.

served the desserts and I lowered my head to take two bites. I gave the doctor a thumbs up and a smile. "It's really good. I

doctor's smile looked a little forced. She was clearly uncomfortable and darted her

yet he was now having afternoon tea with another woman. It would be hard for anyone not t o overthink

looked at me with apprehension. "Mrs. Grant, why don't we go and greet Mr. Grant? It looks like he’s having a discussion with the lady. Maybe we can

thoughtful

It

with a look of displeasure on his face, saying, "Didn’t the doctor ask you to stay in bed and rest at home? You've just been

who was sitting in the distance. She seemed

sure what they had spoken about to make

and looked at Theo, saying blandly," You should probably go

his expression dark and

on the table which I had only taken two bites of and

awkward. She glanced at Theo, then at me before saying softly,

spare Theo another

my body felt slightly tired and I waited for the

afterward, followed by

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