She Flash-Married To His Rival

"After all that's been said, this is the real deal, isn't it, Moira?"

Indeed, as longtime friends, Juliet knew Moira well.

Moira sighed softly. "I guess I'm just afraid of history repeating itself."

All her courage to initiate anything had been invested in Alfie. It had been quite a feat to pull away.

Now, she was grateful that she still had the capacity to like someone else, and she genuinely did like someone new.

But once again, she was the one who fell first, and she was quite fearful of ending up in the same situation.

Juliet understood that Moira hadn't completely recovered from the hurt of her previous relationship. She just didn't talk about it usually, so Juliet didn't pry.

Now that Moira had inadvertently revealed her heart, Juliet, as a friend, felt both compassion and helplessness.

"To be honest, haven't you ever considered that Barclay might like you too?"

Moira was in the middle of ordering when she heard Juliet's words, and she almost dropped the menu in surprise.

"Don't joke like that."

you're too hard

finished selecting her dishes and handed the menu back to Juliet. "It's not about

just wasn't the type to

do you

of having a secret crush on

shaking her head. "You're right, Moira. It seems I've put too

snorted lightly. "Well, I

"Well, guess what?"

can still dream

cheeks flushed as she finished speaking. It was

you dream about?

indeed

and there were activities everywhere. After having a casual lunch, they strolled

reservation at a well-known restaurant, but it was packed due to the occasion, so although they didn't have to wait for a table, the service was slow. By the time

a bar later to check out some hot guys, it was mostly a joke. If Juliet actually went, she'd probably

went to a music bar to soak in the festive

was much better than a regular bar. A resident singer was strumming the guitar and singing folk songs, the music

ordered a glass of orange soda and sat with Juliet, listening