Chapter 679

"I don't know how to dance … I'll skip," Lauren excused herself. She had been sipping juice and enjoying cake on the couch until Landon had suddenly invited her to dance.

Having watched her parents and Betty dance before, Lauren felt that dancing wasn't something she could do. Besides, she believed she would never have a chance to be in the spotlight anyway.

"It's alright if you don't know. I can teach you, Lauren," Landon reassured her, placing his hands on her shoulders.

She hung her head low, a tiny patch of cream at the corner of her lips. She mumbled, "I'm not dancing, Landon. They all dance well.

"I would only embarrass you because I don't know how to dance. Besides, I don't like crowded places. I panic when there are too many people around."

Landon was shocked and upset. Lauren's second excuse was the real reason behind her refusal to dance.

Despite his attentiveness, he had let his excitement get the better of him, forgetting that she suffered from autism and social pho