Yvonne remembered that Natalie had always been a foodie, even back when they were in college.
Natalie's mind went blank for a moment after hearing Yvonne's words.
Before-
Before seemed like an eternity ago.
In the blink of an eye, both of them had graduated and stepped out into society, into the real world.
They were no longer the innocent and ignorant girls they once were.
Natalie fixed her gaze on Yvonne's face.
Yvonne frowned and touched her face. "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
The corners of Natalie's mouth curled into a faint smile. "I just realised how lucky I a to have you by my side, Yvonne. Although many years have passed and many things have happened between us, our friendship has not changed at all."
Her words tugged at Yvonne's heartstrings.
Yvonne chuckled and said, "That's right, our friendship has never changed. I'm thankful for you too."
They started to tear up as they looked into each other's eyes.
"Best friends forever!"
Natalie nodded. "Yes, best friends forever!"
Yvonne pointed at the plate in front of her. "Well, friendship can't fill your stomach. You still have to eat."
Natalie took a huge bite of the fettuccine and mumbled, "Mmm, you're right."
Yvonne smiled and began eating as well.
The two of them glanced at each other while they inhaled the noodles, grinning like two idiots.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
Yvonne's smile disappeared when she looked at her phone. "Oh no, she's going to lecture me again."
She picked up the phone, and just as she expected, Penney begged her to return to the filming site.
"Yvonne, my dearest, why aren't you here yet? The entire crew is waiting for you. I want you back right now, ASAP. You don't want them to complain that you're a stuck-up b*tch, do you?"
"I'll be right there." Yvonne hung up the phone in a hurry.
She had always been a responsible person. If it hadn't been for Natalie, she wouldn't have left in the middle of her work.
Now that Natalie was okay, she thought that it was time to return to the filming site.
She put down her cutlery.
Natalie glanced at Yvonne's plate and noticed that the food was only half-finished. "Why did you stop eating?"
Yvonne wiped her mouth with a napkin and apologized. "I need to go back to the filming site. I'm sorry, I can't accompany you anymore."
Natalie understood completely.
Yvonne was just starting on her road to fame, so she had a lot of things to attend to.
She nodded and urged, "I'm fine. Go ahead."
Yvonne headed towards the door, then suddenly turned around to look at Natalie.
"What's wrong?" Natalie blinked.
Yvonne let out an awkward laugh and asked, "Natalie, how are things between you and Mr.... Mr. Whitlock?"
Upon hearing his name, Natalie's smile froze in place.
After a pause, she replied rather bitterly, "There's nothing between us. We're from two completely different worlds anyway."
Yvonne's gaze lowered.
She wanted to say something to persuade Natalie.
Although Natalie and Tobias had been through a lot, she still felt that Tobias was a good man.
It was especially so now that she was working in the entertainment industry. She'd seen too many cases of rich and powerful men fooling around with all sorts of women. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was hard to come across a man like Tobias. He was almost like a treasure.
However, she did not have time to talk to Natalie now. She could only briefly tell her, "Even if you aren't from the same worlds, you were once together, right?"
Natalie's smile became even more bitter. "Exactly! Even the heavens don't think we're meant to be, that's why we've had to go through so much rubbish."
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