Chapter 627:

By noon, the restaurant was buzzing with life.

Elissa, being the quickest on her feet, spotted an open window seat and waved them over. “Hadley! Alice! Over here!”

“Coming!”

Settling in, the three of them browsed the menu, debating what to order.

Hadley glanced at Alice, a small furrow of concern on her brow. “Alice, I’m not sure if you’ll like the food here. We’ll order some, and if it’s not to your taste, we can always grab a burger later.”

Alice waved off the concern with a grin. And when the food finally arrived, she proved it.

“Mmm! Delicious, delicious!”

Hadley and Elissa exchanged amused looks before encouraging her.

“Then have some more!”

mind if

back, happily piled more food onto her plate as the three of them laughed and chatted. But

“Huh?”

paused, her gaze snapping toward the TV screen mounted in the

followed

news segment was playing. And the man

eyes lighting up. “Is

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know him?” Elissa leaned in, equally curious.

hand dismissively,

something, her expression shifted. She turned to Hadley, her tone teasing yet oddly serious.

Hadley stiffened slightly.

at the time, Alice was

know how to put it into words. In the end, all she could tell Hadley was that it was a young

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