Chapter 222
The girl feigned enlightenment as she exclaimed, “Oh, so that’s how it’s done! No wonder I couldn’t get the right swing before. You’re a brilliant teacher, President Parker!”
Elijah managed a smile and let go of her wrist.
She looked down and mumbled self-deprecatingly, “Gosh, I’m so stupid. I hope I didn’t take up too much of your time.”
“It’s fine. You just need some practice, that’s all,” Elijah said politely.
He decided to leave because he didn’t want to stay and coach her any longer. However, to round out her act, the girl gasped and purposely tripped forward, stumbling right into his arms.
Elijah caught her instinctively but frowned without saying anything.
The girl blushed and said slowly, “Ugh, I’m such a klutz. Thank you for catching me, President Parker.”
He said curtly, “Seeing as you’re alright, maybe you should get on your feet.”
She reluctantly detached herself from him after hearing this.
When Elijah had walked away, the girl gripped her club and traipsed over to where her peers were gathered on the other side of the driving range.
One of them gave her a thumbs-up while praising her earnestly, “That was amazing, Miranda! I can’t believe you got President Parker to toss that woman aside just to help you out with golf.”
Miranda quirked her lips as a smug look flashed in her eyes. “Well, that was nothing. I have more tricks up my sleeve.”
“You know, I’m still a little confused as to why President Parker would want someone else’s old toy.”
“What’s so confusing about that? He probably likes a pretty face. I mean, celebrities sleep with rich and powerful men all the time. It’s practically an open secret in the entertainment industry.”
I bet President Parker sees her as only
be something extraordinary about that woman if she could have history with someone from the Pearson Family. I just hope
be? That pretty face is probably the only thing she
someone mused wistfully. “Everyone
Elijah walked up to Leanna on the opposite end of the driving range. He said, “Sorry to
“Don’t worry about it. It’s not as if I had anything planned to begin
the range and asked, “Do you play golf? Want me to
offer, for she gave him a bewildered look.
easier than you think. Why don’t you give it
down. After all, she was going to try golf one way or another, so it was pointless to refuse his coaching when he offered. Nodding,
clubs from the locker. He was about to teach Leanna the basics when his assistant hurried out onto the range and whispered something to him. Whatever it
nodded and hastily
Leanna, “I’m sorry, but something came up. Stay here
“Go,” Leanna replied understandingly.
say something, but in the
sat on one of the benches, and then pulled out her phone to text
but a second for Zoe to call her. “Hey, Sweetie.
college kids home, are you?” Leanna
sputtered on the other line. “I was joking! I can’t believe you’d
then, what are you
tonight. What about you? Are you and Elijah having a good time? Is
she paused in thought. She looked up at the cerulean sky and sighed, then said, “Would you believe me if I told you that I ran into Aidan
was no answer from Zoe at first, then she replied, “I actually
to any length just
I was reading too much into it. Thank goodness I didn’t confront him about it, otherwise he’d have mocked me for thinking so highly of
carefully, “But what if he really did follow you all the
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