Chapter 19
The waiter added a chair next to Lira, and Erica sat down..
Lira stopped texting Brent on WhatsApp and put her phone in her pocket. She quietly asked him, “How did you get here?”
Erica whispered back, “I sneaked out while my uncle was away, went to the apartment but you guys weren’t there, asked Brent and found out you were here.”
The fact is Brent messaged her on WhatsApp asking her to come.
“Is Mr. Franco still angry? Lira couldn’t help but ask,
“He’s so stubborn, Erica thought, getting really frustrated, but Brent just wouldn’t budge.
Lira sighed, “This isn’t working out. Do you know why he wants to leave the army?”
Erica was so knowledgeable.
She gave Lira a meaningful look and then said with her eyes wide open, “He didn’t say, you know, he’s always been carefree, his family can’t control him.”
Well, that’s tough. Without finding the root cause of the illness, even the best doctor can’t do anything.
Lira looked across and saw the man leaning back in his chair, looking all relaxed and casual, not sitting properly at all, actually drinking “water“. It felt so out of place, she wanted to laugh.
“What are you looking at, Brent always catches her gaze. Do you want a drink too?”
Without waiting for Lira to speak, he finished the last sip, shook the empty bottle, and said, “Too late, it’s go
Lira:
She didn’t want to drink either.
Xander chuckled, seeming exasperated by his immaturity. “Why do you always provoke her tonight?”
Brent didn’t look at him, just asked Lira, “Did I upset you?”
Lira immediately shook her head, “This is her creditor
“She said no,” Brent’s gaze then shifted towards Xander
Xander. “_”
Octavio kicked Brent under the rable to make him
Brent gave him a glance and told the waiter, “Give our little mermaid princess a bottle of water, don’t make her cry with envy.”
Lin: “–
She wouldn’t be okay.
With this incident, she kept her eyes fixed straight ahead and never looked across, so that Brent wouldn’t catch her again and accuse her of being greedy.
The table was filled with familiar faces, and the atmosphere was getting more intense.
During a chat, someone gossiped, “Xander, I heard you’re going to marry into the Shepard family?”
Map!
A meatball fell from the fork at Lira, rolled along the edge of the table, and dropped onto her leg.
Several pairs of eyes looked over.
Erica quickly grabbed a tissue to clean up the meatball, but her pants were already stained. She tried to get a wet wipe to clean it, but Lira stopped her and hurriedly wood up, saying, “Sorry, I need to go take care of this.”
She left in a hurry, not noticing the two pairs of eyes following her, one cold and one hot.
19
I didn’t hear Xander’s answer, “No way.”
Lira came out of the compartment and went to the public restroom to deal with the stain, just a small piece, easy to handle. She wiped it a few times with a stain remover wipe prepared for guests, and then dried it with a hairdryer.
Less than five minutes
Lira didn’t hurry back, she leaned against the sink, thinking about the past.
Xander did marry into the Shepard family for her. The Shepard family had a lot of influence in politics, while the Knapp family had connections in both politics and business. It was a perfect match and a powerful alliance.
Xander didn’t like his arranged marriage. They were like strangers living together. Lira never saw each other in public. Xander was focused his company, which grew every year. But it also took a toll on his health, and he passed away at a young age.
On
In this life, she didn’t let that mental evaluation report come out, so Xander probably won’t get married, right?
I’ll have to ask later, otherwise I won’t be able to relax.
Lira made up her mind and came out of the bathroom to go back
She hadn’t walked far when someone called her name.
Lira heard a familiar voice, paused for a second, then kept walking.
“Lira!” the person behind me raised their voice.
Lira walked faster.
The footsteps behind her quickened, and someone grabbed her arm from behind, saying. I’m calling you, why are you running?”
