"Sorry, I thought you were falling in love with , hence your reluctance to divorce . Guess I got it all wrong" I said, chuckling without any sign of embarrassnt. Ben was poker-faced, sitting across from and lighting up a cigarette. I fake-coughed and he promptly got up to smoke outside. In this regard, Damon did have so manners. After a while, I saw Damon take a call and then hurriedly leave. Right then, my phone rang. It was Luna "Eliana, let’s have dinner together!" She said excitedly. "There’s soone here you won’t believe" "Who?" I asked, I ain’t telling. Hurry up and get here! I’ve already sent you the address. If you don’t co, I’m coming to get you!" Luna said, hanging up before I could respond. I checked the ti. It was indeed dinner ti. I told the maid I wouldn’t be ho for dinner and headed out. Upon arrival, I opened the door to the private dining room and found Clara and Sofia there as well. Seated right across the door was a handso man in his thirties with thick eyebrows and bright eyes. He was Luna’s brother, Freddy.
Seeing , Freddy seed surprised, his gaze softened, "Eliana, long ti no see." "Freddy, when did you get back?" I asked, suppressing the awkwardness in my heart and sitting down next to Luna with a smile. "I just got back this afternoon. Luna wanted to celebrate my return so we ca out for dinner." Freddy said. His voice was calm, a stark contrast to Luna’s high pitch, Luna’s sister, Lana, was also there. She jokingly said, "Luna’s treating, but you’re paying the bill." Freddy grinned, "No problem."
Clara and I were both the only child in the family. Sofia had a brother. But Luna was the lucky one with a brother and a sister who cherished her dearly. Luna was beaming, "My brother is so generous! He doesn’t care about the cost of this al." I pretended to check my phone while actually texting Luna: You did this on purpose, didn’t you? Luna replied: He’s single and he’s always had a feeling for you. I told him you might be getting a divorce and he imdiately decided to co back. Are you touched? I texted back: But I’m not divorced yet! And even if I do, I’m still a woman who’s been married before. How could you do this to your brother? Luna texted back: What’s there to be afraid of? So what if it’s a second marriage? My brother’s 30 and still single. What right does he have to be picky about you? Before I could text back, Freddy asked , "Eliana, you’ve lost quite a bit of weight, haven’t you?" After ten years of unrequited love and five years of loneliness, who wouldn’t? "Probably it is because I’ve been eating less. I’m trying to gain so weight," I replied, "I’m also planning to hit the gym." That’s great! I’ve been working out for the past few years. If you need, I can be your personal trainer." Freddy joked, "You’re my friend, so I can give you a discount." Upon hearing this, Luna started winking at in delight. I simply nodded, "Okay." The al was rather awkward for . Freddy would glance over at every now and then. His gaze was as brave as it used to be. Before I married Damon, Freddy was my most passionate suitor. He got to know through Luna. Even though he knew I was infatuated with Damon, he never gave up and pursued with all his might. But love can’t be forced. Just like Damon rejected , and I rejected Freddy. Back then, the guys who pursued would back off once they knew I liked Damon. But Freddy was like a stubborn bull who refused to give up. When I graduated from university and got married to Damon, he sent a wedding gift via Luna and then left to work at a foreign branch. I felt really awkward. I repeatedly rejected Freddy because of Damon. Now that I was seeing him again,
Damon and I were on the brink of divorce. After we finished eating, Freddy went to pay the bill. Luna took the opportunity to persuade , "Eliana, you should give him a chance. Since you’re planning to divorce, why not try being with soone who truly loves you?" "The problem is I don’t have....feelings for him!" I said helplessly to Luna. "That’s okay. He’s waited five years, what’s another year or so?" Luna said confidently. Not far away, Iva was also smiling at . She knew about my past with Freddy. I quickly averted my gaze. Just then, Clara and Sofia chid in, "Yeah, Eliana, I think Luna’s brother is a great guy, and he’s handso to boot!" "I rember how determined he was when he was pursuing you. It was really admirable!" I felt cornered by their ambush and was getting a headache. Luckily, Freddy returned after paying the bill, and Luna and the others finally shut up. He said warmly, "Let’s get going." With that, Freddy picked up the takeaway box and said to , "Eliana, I noticed you seed to really enjoy the pan-fried foie gras here, so I asked them to pack so for you. You can have it as a late- night snack." Luna was laughing so hard she was practically bending over. I was afraid she might pass out from the excitent. Just then, the elevator doors opened. My eyes widened at the sight inside. Damon, Jones, Mitch and Cooper, all four of them were surrounding Ariel in the center. Seeing , Ariel seed a little nervous, "Eliana." She was standing in the middle with Damon. Jones was to her left, while Mitch and Cooper were slightly behind to her right. It was clear to anyone that she was closest to Damon, almost touching him. Damon’s gaze quickly fell on Freddy. He recognized him too. "Eliana, who’s that?" Freddy asked quietly, sensing sothing was off.
"She’s Ariel, a music student from the city College," I answered calmly, then took the food box from Freddy. Thanks, Freddy. I’ll finish the whole thing." Damon and his gang had already stepped out of the elevator. I was the first to step in, ignoring his sowhat gloomy expression. I said to Freddy and others in a casual tone, "Freddy, Luna, will you guys hurry up and get in? Let’s go sing and dance! Staying ho is just too boring." Luna knew I was doing it on purpose. She glanced at Ariel and Damon, "Yeah, we should go out and live a little. It’s not like anyone’s waiting for us at ho. So people are already bewitched by the witches. What’s the point of staying ho alone? Let’s roll, we’re outta here!
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