She looked so gaunt and pale, which was a far cry from her arrogant and smug visage from half a year ago.
There were a lot of patrons dining in the restaurant at this hour. The waitress soon led the couple to the empty table behind me.
Maybe it was the fact that I had lost 44 pounds over the past six months, for Elijah never noticed me.
“Ugh, curse our luck! Of course, we’d end up bumping into them here!”
My best friend, Alexandria Newman, grimaced immediately. She stabbed into a chunk of potato with her fork, clearly dissatisfied.
Just like her name, Alex was a straightforward and blunt woman. She was an extremely capable and ambitious businesswoman who happened to descend from a wealthy family.
When Alex found out about Elijah cheating on me with Yvonne, she rejected his request to collaborate with her at work.
“Elijah, I’m super strict when it comes to choosing my business partners. There are three
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“Firstly, I don’t want to work with men who cheat on their spouses. Secondly, men who have shitty beauty standards are a no–go. Thirdly, useless and idiotic men are off the list.”
Alex paused for a moment, choosing to eye Elijah up and down with a meaningful look on her face.
She concluded in a disdainful tone, “Unfortunately, you fit the bill for all three of them.”
According to Alex, Elijah’s expression had gone black as coal at that time. Still, he was unable to refute Alex after a long time.
Since my back was turned on Elijah, I couldn’t see what was going on behind me. That didn’t stop me from placing a chunk of beef in Alex’s bowl, though.
“Just ignore them. Don’t let their presence affect our appetite.”
As soon as I was done speaking, the waitress served Elijah’s table their stews. Alex took a peek at the food served.
“Tch! That’s one spicy stew! Also, Elijah’s eating while smoking at the same time! Yvonne must be at least five months pregnant by now! That bastard really doesn’t care about her condition, huh?”
I was a little dazed when I heard Alex’s words. Suddenly, I recalled the time when Elijah frequently smoked at home during my pregnancy.
Back then, I had advised him not to smoke at home. “Honey, the doctor said it’s detrimental for me to inhale too much smoke during my pregnancy. Can you please not smoke at home?”
But Elijah looked very irritated.
