Chapter 120 - 119: Exchange Of Favors I (2/2)
After, the four of them sat the waitress approached them with the menu while Edward asked the waiter to add another chair to their table
"My apologies, I also invited another person to come today I hope you don't mind" Edward explained
The waiter handed them the menu while another seat was added at the side in between Serena and Edward
"It's alright Mr Easton, however, the topic I wish to raise is quite confidential Can we trust the person ill be joining us?" Serena asked, being on point
"Ah! Well, there he is" He said as he saw Charlton through the
Serena turned around to where Edas looking at She did not see the person though
"I thought that it would be alright for his, thus I invited him so that I can also thank him properly Sorry but, would there be a problem?" Edward asked confused
Who else could he be talking about? Serena felt her heart beating like a drum in her chest This will the first tiage in a civil conversation since they broke up She suddenly felt her tongue was heavy and she could not breathe She even forgot that she had to answer Mr Easton's question
Leonard saw Serena paling He did not like the turn of events, but he understood that there was no escape They could only face as happening head on lest Geoffrey figure out as the relationshi+p between the two beforehand
Leonard was the one to reply to Edward, "It is quite alright Mr Easton Charlton is aware of the project Serena will talk to you about"
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Charlton received the invite from Edward Easton last week In the letter he said that he wanted to ratulate his Charlton noted that he did not ht that it was just between the two of them At first, he wanted to decline There was no need for Edward to do this, and he was also not in the h, he wanted to tell Edward that all the rights of the two songs belong to Serena and that he doesn't need to inforer Thus, he decided to accept his invite He just received the confir the other day
He entered the restaurant and spoke with the receptionist A waitress was delegated to guide him to his seat
Then, that hen he saw her The last tio well, and he ended up angry and bla her in his heart Thankfully, the exams made him busy, so he did not have to think about her tooher today was a surprise Suddenly, all his feelings for her resurfaced as if wanting to overflow He just wanted walk over and hold her again in his ars were put to a halt and he felt like he was again punched in the gut Geoffrey was sitting beside her and he was suddenly reminded of reality
He deliberated for a second if he should just turn around and leave However, Edward already saw him and waved him over
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TBC