Chapter 87
What exactly is going on with her?
Forget it, there’s no need to dwell on this. Nyasia probably
wouldn’t lie to him about something so serious.
***
In the evening, inside the restaurant, Kaneeta and Miguel sat
facing each other.
The crystal chandelier cast delicate specks of light on the
surface of the creamy mushroom soup. Kaneeta lowered her
gaze, stirring with a silver spoon, while across from her, Miguel
was cutting his steak, his slender fingers gripping the knife and
fork with patient precision.
After a while, he placed the sliced steak in front of her.
“Thank you,” Kaneeta said politely.
Miguel’s eyes darkened slightly as he looked at Kaneeta, his
voice tense: “Ms. Drayton, you really don’t have to be so formal
with me. Our… the Hartwell and Drayton families are about to
be joined in marriage, as you know!”
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“Yes, I know.” Kaneeta smiled at him.
Then she set down her silver spoon and said to Miguel
earnestly, “Mr. Hartwell, although you and I are not very
familiar with each other yet, since I’ve agreed to this
engagement, I will take it seriously.”
Miguel felt as if something was stuck in his throat, making it
impossible to speak.
Kaneeta continued, “If I’m not mistaken, Mr. Hartwell, you are
also taking our engagement seriously. So I think, in the days to
come, we should be able to get along well. If you ever feel that
something isn’t right, please tell me at any time. No matte
happens, we should communicate well, okay?”
what
Miguel suddenly coughed and reached for his glass of water.
The glass scraped harshly against the marble tabletop, and only
then did Kaneeta notice the flush at the tips of
BESTUM Cars and how
his knuckles whitened as he gripped the glass.
“Actually…” He hesitated, his Adam’s apple moving up and down
with difficulty.
Kaneeta gazed at him intently, waiting for him to continue.
At that moment, Miguel couldn’t bring himself to meet her eyes
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at all; he was struggling intensely inside.
Her attitude was so sincere.
But he was nothing more than a despicable liar.
Yet if he told her the truth now, he would lose any chance of
being with her forever.
He took a deep breath and finally spoke: “Ms. Drayton, actually,
I’ve always had feelings for you!”
Kaneeta was slightly taken aback.
“Maybe it was five years ago, maybe even earlier… I saw you
dancing, and you were truly beautiful.”
At these words, Kaneeta’s face instantly turned pale.
“Ms. Drayton?” Miguel immediately noticed her change, “Are
you alright?”
“I’m fine,” Kaneeta forced a smile.
She supposed she ought to learn to adapt.
She couldn’t possibly lose her composure every time someone
mentioned dancing.
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Miguel went on, “But back then, I didn’t have the courage to
confess my feelings to you. Recently, when I heard that my… my
fiancée would be you, I was truly happy.”
His fingers gradually tightened. “Ms. Drayton, we… we’ll be
alright, won’t we?”
“Of course,” Kaneeta replied sincerely.
Yet her decisive answer did not put Miguel at ease; instead, it
only made his heart more uneasy.
“Mr. Hartwell?”
Kaneeta looked at him in confusion.
Miguel seemed a little off.
“I… I’m just so happy,” Miguel managed a faint smile. “My art
exhibition is coming up soon. You’ll come, won’t you?”
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