CHAPTER 8
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CHAPTER 8
This car ride was seriously tense. Pin drop silence in Jasper’s SUV was pricking Kara. She sat in passenger’s seat, but instead of looking ahead she was constantly checking the front mirror to glance behind.
Amelia sat there with a cute scowl on her face. Absentmindedly, she was nibbling her lower lip–a habit she shared with Kara.
Jasper was aware of the tension between the sisters; however, he had no idea how to resolve their conflict. Although his big strong hands were on steering wheel, he was darting glances on both the girls in his car.
He loved silence, but silence was making him uncomfortable. His had his poker face on, but inside, he was screaming with frustration.
Do something. His mind scolded him.
He turned the radio on to fill the silence. It made him little better, but girls’ mood was far from better.
Think something else, you moron. His conscious poked again.
He started thumping his fingers on the steering wheel. His movements halted when a plan formed in his mind.
“Amelia, are you hungry?” he asked.
“No, I’m starving.”
“So what do you say, wanna eat somewhere?”
“Really? You’d give treat?”
“Of course, I’d pay,” he chuckled at her looking in the front mirror.
This made Amelia smile.
At least one of them is in slightly good mood, he thought.
“Okay then I’ll tell you where I wanna eat.”
“Sure, princess. Your wish is my command,” he bowed slightly which made Amelia giggle even more.
“Aww!! My knight.”
“Where do you want to eat?” he asked.
Amelia put a finger on her chin pretending to be thinking. After a while she replied, “let’s go to McDonald's.”
“McDonald's? Are you sure, you don’t to want to go to this French restaurant,” he was amused with her answer.
He was actually trying to lighten her mood with all the talks. It was not difficult for him to talk for endless hours; he learned it in his profession, and he was good at talking and scheming in the moments of crises. Probably that was the reason he became extremely successful during his initial six months of being a lawyer when he split opened a high profile murder case, bringing a state senator to his demise. Since then he became a name in law enforcement, and started getting high profile cases. Though, he pledged he wouldn’t represent any corrupt or guilty person.
“I feel bored in those places, and I have been to McDonald’s a few times with my friends. Jasper, you won’t believe, food is awesome. You would thank me later,” she c****d both her eyebrows at him while smiling with star struck face.
“Alright, we’ll eat at McDonald’s,” he agreed.
“Are you okay with this choice, Kara?” he asked Kara who was quite the whole time, while turning his car towards McDonald’s.
“If Am is happy, I’m also fine,” she said in small voice. Hearing this Amelia snorted a bit before sulking into her seat with folded arms.
“Besides, we are already here,” Kara covered the situation quickly; she didn’t want to seem desperate sister who wanted to amend things with her little sister.
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