Chapter 121 - Future Girlfriend (1/2)

Emerson looked at his brother and Halia and noticed they were acting strange, so he leaned forward and asked, ”What's wrong?”

Jackson cleared his throat and let go of Halia's wrist. ”I was warning Haili about the Macadamia nuts in this dish. I almost choked on one,” he explained.

Halia stared at the man with suspicion. Was that really the reason?

Halia rolled the Macadamia nut between her fingers with a sly expression and thought of a way to test the man.

”Oh, really?” she asked with a smirk.

Jackson sensed something strange about Halia's voice, so he turned to look at her curiously. But, to his surprise, Halia popped the Macadamia straight into her mouth and swallowed it.

”Thanks for the warning,” she said.

Jackson's eyes opened wide in shock. Wasn't she allergic? How could she eat it just like that?

Halia looked at the man's reaction and smirked again. If this man thought he could lie to her, he was dreaming...

His reaction had already betrayed him...

With a shake of her head, she returned to her meal in a calm manner, as though nothing had happened. Sure, she had reacted to nuts last time. But that was just a panic attack due to Sara's memories; she wasn't actually allergic. In fact, she could eat nuts by the spoonful if she wanted to.

Meanwhile, Amelie watched the entire scene with curiosity. Although she didn't understand what they were saying, she could roughly decipher what was going on based on their body language. She was certain that Jackson knew this woman. Otherwise, he would completely ignore her.

But, he never mentioned anything about her. What was going on? Who was she?

At that moment, Amelie spotted a heart pendant hanging from Halia's wrist. It was an interesting bracelet that appeared to be handmade. But, the craftsmanship wasn't the only thing that caught her eye. The seemingly random dots and dashes on the back were what attracted her interest the most.

Was it a coincidence that it resembled Morse code? And was it a coincidence that it read 'J&H'?

Soon, everyone on the table finished their main meals and the waiters brought out dessert. While everyone ate in silence, Amelie couldn't help but look at Halia and Jackson. Women had good intuition, so she knew something had to be going on between the two. But, why didn't Halia say anything? Was she just being paranoid?

While she was deep in thought, a sharp female voice suddenly squealed beside her ear, ”Emerson, what a coincidence!”

Amelie turned around and saw a tall, skinny woman with an overly pointy chin and round b.r.e.a.s.ts. Where did this plastic Barbie doll come from?

Suddenly, the woman glanced at Halia and frowned. ”Emerson, what is she doing here?” she asked.

Halia furrowed her brows. Not this again! She had already spent the whole of yesterday trying to avoid this woman.