Female Novel
Chapter 283
Chapter 283
Jerome is actually a big help, prepping the gorgeous green dress and shoes that were left on my bed for me, and then pickingout some jewelry to match, as | apply my makeup as fast as | can and quickly unbraid my hair and pin it on top of my head. Wemanage, somehow, to get me fully ready in under five minutes.
“Wow,” | say, as | push an earing through my lobe and simultaneously slide my foot into the shoe that Jerome, kneeling on thefloor, holds steady for me. “If you ever decide to quit being a low-level mafia lackey, you certainly have a career as like, one ofthose people who helps people get changed fast between scenes in a play —”
“| know,” Jerome says, smirking at me as he stands. up. “I grew up helping the ladies at my mom’s strip club make quickchanges between their acts.”
“Really?” | ask, my eyes going wide.novelbin
“A story for another time, Fay!” Jerome laughs, putting a warm hand on my shoulder and pushing me gently towards the door,grabbing my little purse off the bed and shoving it into my hand. As | move towards the top of the stairs though, Jerome makes todisappear in the other direction down the hall.
“Where | start to ask, but he just shakes his head at me.Chapter 2832/4
“Fay,” he whispers. “You just brought me into your bedroom. And got changed. And only one of those people down there knowsthat I’m not into this —” he says, waving a hand up and down in my direction to encapsulate my whole being. “So, yeah. I’mdisappearing.”
| go a little pale as | realize what he’s saying and | grimace, realizing that | have to come up with some clever explanations later.But | take a deep breath, steeling myself and trying to be as cool and nonchalant as | can as | start down the steps.
“So sorry,” | call to the group still waiting below. “Shall we go? | would hate to miss the reservation.”
Daniel grins at me again, laughing a little, while Natalia glares. When | reach the bottom of the stairs my fiancé offers me his armand then, as a group, we set off.
Honestly, | don’t know why everyone was all upset. It’s not as if the restaurant gave away our table. Instead, the hostess beamsat us and sweeps us through the restaurant to a semi-private balcony up a small flight of stairs that overlooks the rest of therestaurant. It’s the perfect spot — close enough to participate in the chic, busy ambiance of the place but separate enough from itto not be overheard in private conversation.
Our table is small and round, intimately sized for the five of us so that when Daniel seats himself next to me | find that our kneestouch under the table. We're all pressed close, family-style, so that we could whisper across the table if we
Chapter 283wanted and all still be included in the conversation.3/4
As we sit | wonder, for the first time actually, what the hell we're all doing here at this fancy dinner dressed in evening gowns andtuxedos. A little knot of anxiety forms in the pit of me as | look around at Daniel on my left, Kent pressed close on my right, andthen Natalia, and then Alessi in the final seat between Daniel and Natalia.
Who called this dinner? And what do they have planned?
Unfortunately, no one fills me in, andso | merely go along with it L_letingeveryo elsqistedrth eaversation
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The food, predictably, is delicious. |figure out quickly that this is a Frenchrestaurant that hosts ae easing
ht, sbgdestirig that we'll be havingthe He of long, wine-soaked,sumptuous dinner that I'd usually bethrilled to experience. The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
As our first course is served, I’m interested to see that Natalia steers the conversation towards memories.
“Kent,” she says, turning her beautifulface towards him as she spreadspate de foie gras on a piece of mbaguette, “do yau ramnerhber thatsamo ee you, and I, and Lenaiskipped church and took the train toFrance, and didn’t tell anyone, andwere away for days? God, we weresuch children then — what were we,sixteen?” The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
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