Now, he called them friends.
Even though she knew it was casually said, perhaps he just wanted to help extricate her from an awkward situation, which involved lovers, breakup, and being dumped.
However, that made their relationship even more inexplicable.
A phone rang, breaking the silence, boisterously.
Mother Peacock unzipped her handbag, pulled out her phone for a quick look and, without time to say much, glanced at William Griffith and Cherish Turner and left hurriedly. From a distance, it was possible to hear her frantic, annoyed voice urgently calling out, "Daniel..."
Once Mother Peacock had left, Cherish felt uneasy, tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, "I..."
"She has left." William interrupted her again, with a cold remark.
The slightly opened lips of Cherish slowly closed, her gaze turned hazy as she watched him turn and walk steadily towards the hall exit. For a moment, she wanted to chase after him.