"No. You're thinking too much. Okay, then! I'll wait for you at the Crystal Cinema." Belinda hung up as soon as she spoke, afraid that he would suddenly back out on her. She knew that it was a luxury to have Duke watch a movie in the cinema with her. She wasn't going to miss what might be her only chance to do so.
Duke looked at his phone and shook his head before putting back it into his pocket. He clicked his car key and got into the Spyker C8, driving towards the location Belinda gave him.
The place Belinda had chosen was in the middle of the city, so it only took her several minutes to get there. Then she took the time to buy the tickets while waiting for Duke to arrive. After glancing through the romance and action movie titles, she decided to go for a thrilling horror movie. A romantic movie wasn't proper for them to watch together and she didn't like the cast of the action movie.
After getting the tickets, she checked the time. It was nice o'clock. Duke needed about 20 minutes to get here. She thought there was still plenty of time to kill before he arrived, so she bought some popcorn and snacks as the other couples did despite not being fond of the food. She only bought them because they seemed appropriate for the occasion. After all, everyone bought movie snacks at a cinema.
Standing in the busy cinema and looking at the couples coming and going, Belinda felt a lot younger all of a sudden and her cheeks flushed a deep shade of red. Was this their first official date?
She licked her lips and looked down at the tickets in her hands. Considering Duke's social status, she bought VIP private seats. Otherwise, she thought he might leave in the middle of the movie because of the noise. She knew how delicate people like Duke were.
But when she thought of the words Rachel had said to her, she pursed her lips in distaste. She would never give up something she wanted so easily. No one could make her do something unless she wanted to. Duke was the person she wanted to love with all her heart. How could she give him up so easily?
Belinda was an attractive woman with a good figure. It was difficult to avoid gaining attention from the crowd when she was standing all alone, but she didn't notice any of it. The image of her standing in her spot in deep thought was so conspicuous that Duke noticed her immediately.
Previously striding his way to the cinema, Duke slowed down at the sight of her. The image reminded him of a scene from when he was young. The only difference was that the woman in front of him was Belinda. He shook his head with a slight smile, walking towards her.
"What are you thinking about? You're deep in thought." Duke gazed at her with doting eyes. Belinda jumped at his sudden voice and she looked up in panic. Her eyes flickered to Duke's, which were filled with tenderness. Her heart started pounding from the attention.
"You're here already! That was fast." Belinda drew her gaze away. She was so nervous that the tickets in her hands got crumpled by her fingers. She didn't expect to react like an excited young girl.
"I knew you were waiting for me, so I rushed to come here. Have you decided? What are we watching?" Duke took over the things she was carrying in her hands. Then he took her hand tightly and looked away, pretending to casually glance at the posters on the wall.
"I've already bought the tickets. Is a horror movie okay?" Belinda looked at him happily. Without Edward around, Duke was the center of everyone's attention. He drew the gaze of every woman in the area.
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