Chapter 5 - 5: The Second Male Lead (2/2)

There were two uniformed men who opened the doors of the restaurant for the, a receptionist welcomed them with a bow

"Welcome Lord Maxwell, it is our pleasure to have you here with us today"

"Please rise"

The receptionist rose and asked them to follow him

Serena noted the formal atmosphere of the restaurant as they were led to a four-seater table beside theoverlooking the streets Serena and Leonard both sat by thefacing each other As they were looking over theout, Serena saw aLeonard a iving hihtly htly tanned sun kissed skin As he sray eyes twinkled with mischief He was as handsome as sin that Serena had to cover her face with theSerena with her head burrowed behind thehis brows at Leonard Leonard furrowed his brows and shook his head Not far behind theto their coachman smile and wave at him Soon, the pair entered the restaurant

"Serena, please wait a moment, I'll just meet my friends at the reception "

Not sure if she already recovered from her blush, Serena pretended to seriously look at the ht"

Leonard stood up from the table and approached his friends

"Hey Leonard, did we disturb your date?" his friend teased

Leonard shook his head as he explained "No Charlie, I' us in school this year"

"Is that so? Then you won't ht? It's lonely having only ame Charlie, you sound like my mother"

"Not that I want to disturb your date Leonard, but it is indeed sad only having Charlie here, as company" Kylo seconded as he emphasized on the name Charlie

"Let me ask for Serena's permission first"

Leonard went back to talk to Serena, but his friends followed right behind hi him no choice but to introduce the the dots She realized that the man earlier must be Charlton Daniel, the only son of the duke of Suffox, and the second male lead in the novel From what she can recall, Charlton was a sunny and friendly playboy beforethe heroine She felt bad for hily led him on and later chose Geoffrey Just like any SML, he is always second best in cohtly more handsome face In the novel, he always supported the heroine behind the shadows He was not a show-off, but his feelings were true In the end, he let go of the heroine to have her happily ever after with Geoffrey while he never recovered fro a bachelor

'Poor soul but anyways, the description in the novel gave him no justice AT ALL! I think my knickers just fell when I saw hiirls like ice cube ht beside him Well, whatever, he will make a wonderful first boyfriend Based on his character, he will have no hard feelings e break up Also, I can even save hi to spend the rest of his-- life in broken heartedness later because the female lead will never choose him!'

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