s eyes. It felt like it had been forev

from cocktails to water and sodas. Eventually, Linda said that she needed to leave because she had urgent matters t

k now. But when the waiter who had told her to stop drinking stood to go, she blurted out, "Please stay

lking about anything serious, so she chatted about inane things like the weather, sports, and celebrities. He just sat there,

arm, intense eyes reminde

ern and interest. Once, Jeremy's eyes had made her giddy-he had made her f

atted, they didn't realize t

ide him sat Jeremy, who maintaine

" jibed Steve. He arched his eyebrows at Jeremy

ulp. He glanced sternly over at where his wife was smil

d stiff Sherry had been earlier today. But

mile at him-as though nothing in the world gave her more

oying with his empty glass. He gave Steve

nything. I'm directly telling you that Sherry looks

t Sherry was up to. Jeremy did care, but he maintained a calm a

point in being so e

when I went to the bathroom earlier. But now I think everyone's left and it's just Sherry and that guy." Steve spoke casua

He looks like a womanizer. Is he getting her drunk on p

ing very close to her companion, whispering something in his ear, and then he nudged Jeremy. "Look, why

fe's lips so close to that stranger's ear, but he kept

at the rest of the people in the bar. He stood up

nts for a performance later tonight. After a few minutes, the lights came on over the stage, and the strains of a romantic song began playing. The man took the microp

ce at Sherry, he saw that she was watching with a rapt expression,

nstage, and she still had that sof

arette. Then he gave in to his impulse

her phone began ringing. She casually took it out. When she saw who was calling, all the light disappeared from her face. She felt like someone ha

nnoyed. "Where are you? Why aren't you ho

However, she couldn't deceive herself. He was probably in a bad mood and blaming her for not bein

it felt to have such mixed

aguely. She lowered her head, feeling

snapped, "Do you happen to be friends with a b

e call without sayi

at moment, Steve returned to the table, accompanied by several beautifu

cantily-dressed women sat on either side of him, pressing th

he realized that Sherry's attention had been drawn by the commotion at their table. She was stari

that Jeremy must have known she was in the bar with him. And n

away from her to talk and laugh with the women at his

do if that was the kind of w

ear that he didn't love her. It was honestly

eeing her watching him. Instead, she kept her eyes focused on Jeffrey Xia, who was now singing an upbeat song with a couple of othe

remy nodded and smiled as the waitresses flirted with him, but his eyes were stone c

hing serious was going on

hat keeps things interesting, doesn't it?" he said l

ted to his friend, Jeremy had never felt any str

question. He was