Jeffrey was utterly shell-shocked.

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Langston was wide-eyed as he glanced between Mr. Turner and Aunt Karen.

Abigail, blissfully unaware, had been too preoccupied with her candy to notice anything amiss. But once the silence sunk in, she edged closer to Langston, "Brother, what's wrong with Aunt Karen?" Langston quickly clamped a hand over her mouth. "Uh... Mr. Turner, Aunt Karen, I'm going to check why mom hasn't come in yet with Abigail!" With that, he whisked Abigail off by the hand and darted out.

leave, Karen snapped back to reality and stood up abruptly. "Enjoy your meal, I'm heading home." Before she could make

harsh tone, "Don't worry, there's no chance of pregnancy. I've taken pills for prevention." "l wasn't actually—" "Even if I did sleep with my blind date and got pregnant, I wouldn't come to you. You

and started spouting nonsense! "Hold on a sec! Let me get this straight..."

there, watching him as if waiting to see what

frustration, licked his dry lips and slumped back in his chair with a

good at this pursuit thing. I've tried everything I know. How about you just tell me straight—how exactly am I supposed to chase you?"

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255