The crowd outside the restaurant started moving towards them, with their voices rising in excitement. Then Eloise felt her chest tighten, she quickly turned to Alex and whispered, almost in panic.
“Can we move quickly inside before they get here?” she said.
But before Alex could reply, one voice rose above the noise.
“Is it true that Damian Blackwood has been found guilty of money laundering?”
At this, Eloise froze. Her breath caught in her throat. Another person added loudly, “I guess this is her boyfriend.”
A small group of them gasped, some even blushed as if the thought of Eloise dating made them shy.
“Awwn, oh my God,” a girl squealed, covering her mouth. Others pulled out their phones, trying to catch a picture.
With all of this noise, Alex’s mind began to spin. He looked at E
