At night, after dinner, Lizeth went to divorce her husband. Jim went to find his girlfriend, while Seth played with Mandel in the yard.
Savanna finished cleaning up the dishes. Just as she entered the room, she saw that Brandon was on the phone. Brandon seemed hesitant. He glanced at Savanna. “Alright. I’ll be right there.”
Brandon hung up the phone and said to Savanna, “Bob asked me out for a drink. Do you want to go?”
Savanna smiled bitterly, “What do you think?”.
Brandon grabbed her hand and used it to slap himself in the face.
“My fault. What I mean is, do you want to accompany me?”
Savanna said, “I’ll pass. You can go. As long as there’s no female companion.”
Brandon knew her condition wasn’t perfect. Since she was unwilling to go, he would not force her.
He picked up his jacket from the bed and reached out to gently hug her. He kissed her on the forehead. “They enjoy female companionship. I kept my distance from women when there was something between you and me. Let alone now.”
“One hangs out with similar kinds.”
Hearing Savanna say this, Brandon went back. He stood still and turned back to look at Savanna. He was uneasy. “You have to believe me. You are the love of my life, and you will always be. No woman will ever be a match for you.”
Savanna thought, yeah, right. If what you said is true, how do you explain Winnie? You can’t get rid of her for so many years. Although everything was in the past, Savanna was still upset whenever she recalled it. Savanna was a human, a woman, and she had feelings. She couldn’t get over the painful days.
Savanna didn’t want to linger on the past or fight. She waved her hand and turned back to the bathroom. “Just go. Don’t keep him waiting.”
“Alright.”
Brandon looked at her until she walked into the bathroom. Only when she closed the door did he step downstairs.
Savanna had just finished bathing when Mandel knocked on the door and entered.
“Savanna, I want kebabs.”
Mandel was sweaty. It was probably because he was running around in the yard just now.
“I’m not feeling well. Let Seth take you.”
Savanna was not lying. She did feel weak. Yet she couldn’t tell what was wrong with her.
“No! I want both of you to take me there. Seth is always thinking about Lizeth. He is glued to his phone chatting with her. He barely talks to me.”
Mandel grumbled.
Savanna found it hard to argue with Mandel. She changed her clothes.
Savanna and Seth took Mandel to the famous barbecue street in New York. There were many people in the night market. The crowd was bustling. Mandel looked at the kebabs in the stalls all the way and kept swallowing his saliva with appreciation in his eyes. Finally, they found the stall that they had visited before. Mandel sat down, and Savanna took a small stool and sat beside him.
The owner soon served the kebabs and some drinks. Savanna did not allow Mandel to drink those
sugary drinks. Seeing that she was angry, Mandel did not dare to disobey her. He could only lower his head and eat the kebabs in silence.
Savanna looked up and found that Seth was gone. She figured that he must have been hiding in a corner, chatting with Lizeth.
Savanna did not know what to say about the fact that Seth had feelings for Lizeth.
After the meal, Savanna took a taxi and brought Mandel back. More than ten minutes later, Seth called her and asked where they were. She said that they had gone home. Seth rushed back with sweat on his face. “Mrs. Cassel, I’m sorry. I went to the bathroom, so…”
“It’s fine. Did Lizeth divorce the man?” Savanna asked.
Seth said, “The man is a bit difficult to deal with. He wants 75 thousand dollars. How can Lizeth have 75 thousand dollars?”.
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