Williamâs gaze followed Jasperâs and landed on the empty seat, âWhy do your eyes keep looking at that seat?â
Jasper put down her cutlery and picked up a cocktail from the side, taking a sip, âBecause the last time I came to see Lawrence, he was sitting there.â
Williamâs eyes flickered slightly, so was Jasper here today to eat because she was thinking about Lawrence?
âPeople really do change over time, Lawrenceâ¦heâs changed at lot,â Jasper murmured.
âDo you always think about him?â William suddenly asked.
âI guess so,â she admitted frankly, âEver since I found out he was Lawrence, itâs been hard not to think about him. Almost every time I close my eyes, all I see are childhood memories and all the encounters we had at Stanford University.â
These memories played like a movie in her mind.
âDonât always think about him, okay?â William spoke up.
Jasper looked at him in confusion.
But William suddenly lowered his head again, burying himself in his own plate of food, âDonât mind what I just said earlier, I was justâ¦talking nonsense.â
She looked at him, as if thinking about something, then lowered her head again and continued eating her dinner.
After the two finished eating, William got up to pay the bill while Jasper sat at the table sipping his cocktail.
By now, the bar was lively with music that had turned into intense beats and the noise level had increased.
There were even quite a few couples and some strangers who, in this atmosphere, quickly became friends.
Jasper looked at the lively scene in the bar and wondered why he had come here for dinner.
Perhaps he just wanted to experience what it was like for William to sit in a bar.
Just then, a group of people walked into the bar, and one of them shouted, âMr. Elliott is the most capable one. He just met such a beautiful senior sister. I wish we had the chance to do the same.â
âYou? Even if you had Rogerâs appearance, you wouldnât have his temperament!â
âSenior sister, which part of Roger do you like?â
Jasper was startled and looked up to see Roger walking into the bar with some people, and a beautiful woman was intimately But this woman was not the same one she had seen before who was being affectionate with him.
Jasper frowned. What was going on? Where was the girl he had seen before?
Roger noticed her gaze and looked in her direction, but his expression changed when he saw her.
But then his expression changed again, and he lowered his head to talk to the beautiful woman next to him.
âJasper, letâs go.â At the same time, Williamâs voice sounded in Jasperâs car.
Jasper turned to see that William had already paid the bill and come back.
âOkay.â She responded, putting down her glass and picking up her bag, walking towards the exit of the bar with William.
Just as they were about to pass by Roger and his group, Rogerâs voice suddenly rang outâ
âWhat, you two arenât going to say hello since weâve run into each other?â
Jasperâs footsteps suddenly halted, feeling Williamâs five fingers holding her hand slowly tightening, gripping her hand tighter.