“Nah. I’m sure he left.”
However, to their surprise, the next second, they heard the sound of footsteps. Instantly, the girls froze as they noticed Harry standing in the doorway to the bathroom.
“What the hell?! You… you didn’t leave?!” Natalie screamed in horror.
Because Harry was so tall, his head nearly touched the door frame. He first looked at Fiona, who was lying on the carpet, then at Natalie and the two girls behind her. “You didn’t leave either, did you?” he asked Natalie with a hint of teasing.
“I, I don’t know them,” Natalie said, her face slightly twitching.
“There you are. I’ve been looking for you for ages. You guys nearly scared the hell out of me, you know? Thank goodness you’re safe and sound,” Suddenly, Matthew’s voice came from the door. Hearing that, all of them turned around and looked at Matthew in surprise. Then they followed Matthew and returned to the hall. On the way, none of them uttered a word out of embarrassment. Following that, they were seated at a large table near the window.
“I’m sorry, but my sister is always like this,” Taking a sip of the tea, Matthew said to Harry apologetically.
“So, this young lady turns out to be your sister. Then who’s the girl sitting next to her?” Harry asked, eyeing Alicia.
“She’s my sister’s friend,” Matthew replied for Alicia, who was nervous under Harry’s gaze.
“Hello, girls,” Harry said with a nod.
Extremely embarrassed, Alicia asked Tammy in a whisper, “When can we leave?”
“Aren’t you hungry? Don’t you want to eat here?” Tammy said in a low voice.
“It’s so embarrassing! I just wanna leave here as soon as possible.”
“Agreed,” Natalie echoed, “So why don’t we eat Thai food later?”
“Great idea!”
“I know a really good Thai restaurant nearby. How about I take you there?” Harry chipped.
Hearing that, the girls froze. Then Natalie said with a shake of her head, “No, thanks. We’re leaving now.”
“Are you sure? The food there tastes really good,” Though rejected, Harry insisted on taking them there, seemingly not wanting to let them go.
With a frown, Tammy thought to herself, Why are you treating Natalie like this? What are you up to, Harry? Can’t you see she’s not interested in you at all?
The next moment, Tammy decided to speak her mind out loud, “Harry, I think you’re pretty strange. Can’t you see Natalie isn’t interested in you? Why don’t you leave her alone?”
“She hasn’t gotten to know me better yet. Why are you so sure she’s not interested in me?” Raising his brows, Harry said with a light smile.
“You’re a divorced man with a kid, remember? And Natalie has never had a boyfriend. Who are you to ask her to be a stepmother to your child? Stop daydreaming!” Tammy slapped the table and snapped, her face blushing because of anger.
Right after Tammy finished his words, Harry frowned. Gradually, his face darkened.
In embarrassment, Natalie coughed a few times before grabbing Tammy’s arm. She felt Tammy had crossed the line even though that was the truth. Sensing that Natalie was grabbing her arms, Tammy also realized she shouldn’t have said that either. Still, she was determined to run away from the awkward situation, saying, “I’m leaving. Enjoy your meal.”
“Tammy!” Alicia looked at Matthew and Harry apologetically before chasing after Tammy.
“I’ll go check on them,” Natalie said, carefully setting aside her fork, “Please don’t take what Tammy personally, Mr. Carter.”
After making this excuse, Natalie also left quickly. Dumbfounded, Harry looked up as they walked away. At the same time. Matthew said nothing. He just calmly raised his champagne glass and clinked glasses with Harry.
“You need to work harder, Harry,” Matthew said.
“Yes, I know,” Harry replied with a smile.
***
After leaving the restaurant, Tammy kept running while Natalie was chasing after her, gasping for breath. “Stop running, Tammy!”
“You’re not going to marry him! Promise me!” Still running, Tammy shouted.
“Why are you so worried about that? I haven’t even agreed to date him.”
“What?! You’re even hesitant about dating him or not?” Looking at Natalie in disbelief, Tammy stopped running and questioned.
Alicia couldn’t run as fast as Natalie, so she was left behind. When she noticed them arguing, she stepped in between them. “Chill, guys!”
“I am chill!” Tammy said, her gaze fixed on Natalie.
“OK, we can stop now,” Natalie said as she looked behind Alicia, “No one’s catching up.”
“Hold on… Were you two just acting?” Surprised, Alicia asked.
“Yeah! There’s no way for us to get out of there otherwise.” Natalie and Tammy laughed together. Alicia realized they had planned that out at that point.
“Let’s go! Let’s go get some Thai food!” Smiling happily, Tammy said while pulling Natalie’s hand.
“Wait for me!” Again, Alicia was left behind, and she shouted at them.
The opening ceremony of the racing competition was held in the Birmingham suburbs on the day before Christmas Eve. All racing teams would arrive at the official race venue following the opening ceremony.
The day before the opening ceremony began, Alicia received the tickets Matthew had sent her. She was so happy that she kept begging Tammy to go with her. Tammy was drowsy the entire way because they had an early start in the morning. She grumbled, “What’s the big deal about this? It is only an opening ceremony, not a race. Do you realize this will be over once everyone has brought their cars in? I don’t think it’ll even last half an hour. I can’t believe I’m waking up so early for that.”
Alicia said, “I’m not interested in the official game! I’m only here to take a photo with Kevin.”
“Who’s Kevin?”
“A very cute racer. He was on a variety show last year and is now very famous.”
“How cute can he be? Is he as cute as Scott?” Tammy asked mockingly.
Alicia flipped through the brochure, looking for a picture of Kevin. “They are not the same type. Here! This is Kevin.”
Tammy frowned and asked, “Are you sure? He’s a reserve player for my company’s team. He’s not even a regular on the team. Why do you find him attractive?”
“What? He’s a backup player?!” Alicia went completely still. She wouldn’t have known it if Tammy hadn’t pointed it out. On the brochure, Kevin’s name had a yellow line next to it, indicating that he was a substitute.
“How did that happen?” With her eyes widened in shock, Alicia asked.
Tammy yawned and appeared to be about to fall asleep. She looked around and froze when she noticed someone.
“Alicia.”
“Yeah?”
“Look!”
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