“Nice to meet you.” Lina elegantly greets and Lisa does the same.
They can speak this language well though it’s not too standard but familiar.
Lina raises her hand and looks at the watch and says to Ryan, “Please excuse me, I have to go for another appointment. We’ll get together another day. I’ll leave Lisa with you.”
“Rest assured and entrust her with me.” Ryan answers with a smile. He picks up Lina’s hand and gently kisses it with style.
Lina nods and gives Jamie another look and leaves. That final look from her makes Jamie wonder if Lina already knows who she is.
Ryan looks at Dan and Jamie and warmly smiles, “Dan, Jamie, do you mind if we sit together?”
“Of course not! Let’s sit together.” Jamie laughs, she was about to go over and sit with Dan but she didn’t expect someone to beat her to it. It was Lisa. Jamie feels strangely unsettled and returns to her seat. Ryan sits beside Jamie.
Dan frowns slightly as he smells the sweet scent of perfume emanating from his side.
“How are you, I’m Lisa Page, very pleased to meet you.” Lisa nods shyly and says to Dan with a soft and gentle voice.
“Okay.” Dan nods indicating that he heard her and turns his head away from her.
Lisa’s face did not show any unhappiness. Her pink cheeks were getting redder by the moment. She was as beautiful as a flower. Jamie sees this and glares at Dan, transmitting a very obvious message, your eyes are wandering again!
Dan gives her an innocent look, he is innocent, this lady sat down here on her own.
The dishes arrives quickly but Jamie has lost her appetite. Dan seems to realize this.
Jamie looks at Lisa and indeed she feels uneasy and can’t speak out about it.
Competitor, she regards her as a competitor.
Dan is a natural lady’s man and at the first meet, this little lady has instantly taken a liking to him. How will this develop? She wonders.
But she’s being blocked by Ryan, otherwise she will get this girl to move.
Lisa raises her head and looks towards Jamie and just nice their gaze locks in surprise and says, “Are you … uncles’ daughter cousin Jamie?”
Jamie is about to take a bite and on hearing what she says, drops the fork in surprise. They already knew. But why didn’t Lina say anything just now? Furthermore, she has sat down for so long before she says this, can she be more direct?
“Yes, I am” Jamie forces out a polite smile to Lisa.
Lisa grasps her own hands and asks curiously at Jamie, “We have such fate to be able to meet cousin here. Let’s keep in touch.”
“Ha ha, sure!”
Thereafter, she walked out to the washing basin to wash her hands.
Her body temperature dropped slightly. Although she is wearing a white goose down jacket it cannot totally block out the cold wind. Once she touches cold water her fingers will tremble.
Finally, she endures the cold to wash her hands, pulls out a paper napkin to dry her hands. Her back still feels uncomfortable.
At this moment, Lisa comes out from one of the toilet cubicles and see her unhealthy expression. “Cousin, you don’t look well, why don’t you go home first to rest?”
Jamie gently smiles and replies, “I’m alright, don’t you worry.”
“How can you be alright? You seem very uncomfortable.” Lisa looks worried and holds onto Jamie’s hands, “See, your hands are icy cold. Don’t persist, go home and rest. If you are worried about that gentleman, I’ll take care of him for you.”
Jamie’s mouth tightened, all that you said was because of Dan. She was just wondering why is she so concerned with her well-being.
Beautiful men are always prone to incur admiration.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you and leave first.” Jamie says and pulls back her hand.
Lisa realizes that she is getting her way and says with anticipation, “Alright, then I will not see you out.”
“Yes, I’ll leave now.” Jamie turns, leaves the restroom and returns to the restaurant.
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