Chapter 324
“Just be yourself,” Leanne said, “If he doesn’t like you for who you really are, it’s not going to last anyway. Pretending is just a waste of time.”
Joy pondered this for a moment and found it quite sensible.
Just then, Leanne heard the sound of approaching voices.
“Who’s paying today?”
“Of course, it’s Curtis.”
The boastful tone of Devin’s voice made Leanne turn around, just in time to see a waitress dressed in the uniform of the diner leading a group of tall, burly young men through the door, their entrance drawing many eyes.
They were a large group and were seated not far from Leanne’s table, making it hard for her not to notice them.
They didn’t sit down right away. Instead, the loud group of guys uniformly greeted her from across the space: “Hey, Leanne!”
The gaze of the other customers quickly turned towards them, and Leanne really wished she could pretend she didn’t know them.
“Why didn’t you invite me?” Devin joked. “You can’t hold a grudge against Curtis and let it ruin our relationship!”
Leanne wasn’t even sure when she had established any sort of relationship with him
With all eyes on her, she replied coolly, “You’re here now, aren’t you?”
Joy gave them a scornful thumbs down.
Devin just smirked back, his eyes briefly meeting those of the man next to Leanne, who was pouring her a drink, clearly very familiar with her.
“If you don’t mind, let’s join tables,” Devin suggested.
Leanne hadn’t even responded when Joy exclaimed decisively, “We do mind!”
With a sneer, Devin said, “Then get over it,” before pulling up a chair with a thud, sprawling out, and folding his arms. “Looks like I’m joining this table whether you like it or not!”
“You better mind your tone, idiot!” Joy threatened, ready to leap up.
Curtis, appearing calm and collected, approached from behind the group, his gaze sliding off Leanne before addressing Devin, “Come back. Don’t bother them.”
Devin then stood and returned to his own table!
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09:14
Mr. Curtis never engaged in petty secret observations; he boldly took a seat where Leanne could see him.
As men do, Jeremy and Austin went over to greet him, and Leanne turned her head to watch Curtis handle the social niceties with grace.
Noticing her gaze, he glanced her way while continuing his conversation, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Joy’s head popped in between them, blocking their view, her expression mockingly smug.
Curtis’ smile faded subtly as he looked up at Austin with a meaningful gaze, “You must really enjoy exploring new things.”
Joy turned back to Leanne, her face saying, “Caught you looking, didn’t I?”
Leanne looked away, taking a sip of her drink. “Wasn’t looking at anything.”
“How did he know we were here?” Joy asked.
Leanne paused for a few seconds before deflecting, “That’s a long story. I’ll tell you all about it when we get home.”
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