"Who's that?"
As soon as Julie took her seat, Gale asked her who Scarlett was?
Julie went pale, "She's Scarlett Reed, Raymond's ex-wife."
Gale raised his eyebrows and looked at Scarlett sitting in a booth, her face propped up with one hand and her phone held in the other. The sun shone on her beautiful face, making her look soft and delicate.
"God, she's so pretty."
Gale's praise of Scarlett made Julie a little unhappy.
Glancing at Gale, Julie found that he was staring at Scarlett and smiling. Julie gritted her teeth, for she thought Scarlett was provoking her. Then she looked a t the menu and said, pretending to be casual," Certainly. Miss Reed's quite a doll. Also, she and her current boyfriend are good together."
Gale was interested in Julie's last words and averted his eyes from Scarlett, "If I recall correctly, she and Raymond have been divorced for less than half a year, right?"
"Exactly. I heard they got divorced because of Scarlett's infidelity...Uh...I don't know if it's real or not!
Julie clamped her hand against her mouth and looked remorseful as if she regretted saying that.
Gale raised his eyes, "It seems that Raymond's ex-wife is a very amorous woman."
Julie knew what he meant and her smile soon modified to a wince.
Gale never looked at Scarlett again or asked about her. He was still a little interested in Julie.
Julie was not pleased and even more annoyed that she was sitting in the right spot to see Scarlett enjoying her meal.
Julie hit upon a plan, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Gale nodded, and when Julie was gone, he adjusted his clothes and walked towards Scarlett.
"Hello, Ms. Reed. I'm Gale Conway."
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