Just when Aria and Charlotte went inside the restaurant to choose a table, Charlotte suddenly saw a familiar figure not far away.
She immediately whispered to Aria's ear, "Aria, look. Lawrence is there."
Aria halted when she heard Charlotte mentioned Lawrence's name. Although she was surprised, she still looked at the direction that Charlotte was looking at. She immediately recognized Lawrence even just at one glance. She was very certain that it was Lawrence although they could only see his back. The shirt he was wearing was exactly the same that Lawrence wore this morning. And since it was a limited edition clothing line, the probability of having the same shirt in the city was almost zero. That man was absolutely Lawrence.
Aria and Charlotte stood still as if they were stunned. They just stared at Lawrence and the woman across from him. It seemed that Aria couldn't recover from shock.
"Aria, who is that woman? She's so beautiful and elegant," asked Charlotte. She noticed that the woman was not only gorgeous but her temperament showed that she was well bred and educated. Anyone could easily tell that she was born and raised from a noble and rich family.
"Who the hell knows her?" Aria answered. "Countless women want to crawl into Lawrence's bed and sleep with him. How will I know which one she is?" A burning hot fury started to blaze deep in her heart. Hadn't he told her that he wouldn't be in romantic terms with other women? But what was he doing now? He not only went out for lunch with a woman, they even looked very happy. What the hell was that?
"But Lawrence always turns his back to those women," Charlotte countered. "He never had any affairs with other women, even with his assistant. They are just business colleagues. But look at that woman. They look so cheerful." Charlotte also noticed how different Lawrence's attitude was in front of that woman. They looked so happy together. That woman must be very special to him.
Colors drained from?Aria's?face as she saw how beaming Lawrence was with that woman. She felt a pang in her heart. How she wished she was only dreaming. She thought she would have Lawrence's full attention and his love would only be hers. However, seeing the big smile on his face now saddened her very much. 'Does that woman mean a lot in his heart?' Aria couldn't help asking herself.
Charlotte got worried when she saw the fury in Aria's eyes. She knew better than anyone else how much Aria loved Lawrence and how much she cared about him. She patted Aria's shoulder gently and asked, "Aria, are you okay?"
Aria didn't reply. She just stood there for quite a few seconds and seemed to be contemplating. Suddenly, she took a deep breath and adjusted her mood. Then she turned to Charlotte and asked, "Charlotte, are you game? Let's do something crazy. Lets make this day an exciting one."
"Yes, I'm game!" Charlotte hastily answered. "Just tell me what we need to do and I'm with you." Charlotte had always been supportive of Aria. As her best friend, she knew Aria very well. She would always take her side no matter what happened.
"Let's go and say hello to my darling," Aria said. She put on her sweetest smile and strode forward with Charlotte by her side.
"Lawrence, is the JC Group..." Before Anna could finish her words, they were interrupted by Aria's sudden appearance.
"Hi, darling! What are you doing here?" Aria pretended to be confident while she looked at Lawrence.
Lawrence's?eyes widened in?surprise. He didn't expect to see Aria and Charlotte right?in front of him so he asked, "Why are you here?" Astonishment and disbelief were apparent in his eyes.
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