The man led her by hand towards the banquet table.
Alice felt her heart throb confusingly; clearing her throat a bit, she asked, “Are we not heading to your table sir Kelly?” It wasn’t as if she was excited to meet Lizzie’s father, Chloe and the woman from earlier—but she was just confused.
“Well, I figured you might be hungry. You’ve been pretty quiet, you see?” the man explained with a conspiring smile.
She felt her heart speed up, her throat parching at his words and expression. Gulping, she pulled her hand away, “Ah, you seem to be acting like you understand the reasons of my actions… but we’ve clearly just met tonight, moments ago haven’t we?” This was her chance. She needed to know it now.
The man blinked and waved a hand, “I didn’t mean anything mean by it, I once knew a girl t
