Chapter 10

"Are you from Bryndale, Ms. Ford?"

Everyone knew Bennett was previously active in Bryndale, so they thought that it must be where he'd gotten to know Skylar, who appeared out of nowhere.

"We knew each other when we were studying abroad. It was love at first sight," Skylar said with her head held high. Confidence shone on her pretty face.

That was something Cecilia lacked.

Bennett looked down to continue the game. A faint smile hung on his lips.

Skylar pulled a stool over and sat beside him. She now sat between Bennett and Henry, while Cecilia sat on the other side of Henry.

"Not jealous, are you?" Skylar raised an eyebrow at Cecilia.

"Of course not," Cecilia replied smilingly.

Many others joined and left the card game. Feeling a little tired, Cecilia gave Henry a heads-up before taking a nap on the couch.

"Don't move."

As she slipped in and out of consciousness, she felt someone kicking her. She opened her eyes to a dashing face right in front of her eyes.

With their noses a