Danielle stepped into the lobby of Crest Empire. The chauffeur took her to the underground parking lot and pointed at the car she took a ride from the day before. “That’s the car, Ms. Wendell. Here’s the car key. I got to go.” Danielle took the car key, her head throbbing. In the earlier call,
The woman in the private dining room was beautiful and carried herself with grace. She was taken aback when Karl arrived accompanied by a woman. She stood up and offered a gentle smile.“Karl, this is…” Karl smiled. “This is Timothy’s tutor. You can address her as Ms. Wendell.” The woman smiled f
Danielle thought that Karl telling her to wash the car was an excuse to get her to have lunch with him.Hence, it never occurred to her that Karl would take her to wash his car after lunch. As if that was not enough, Karl stayed and watched her clean his car. The scenario reminded Danielle of a cl
Danielle pulled away from Noah’s embrace and beamed at him. “Didn’t you say you’d only be back in the country in two months, Noah?” “Dad broke his leg a few days ago, so I came back early.” Her expression froze. “I see.” “Do you want me to take you to see him?” She shook her head indifferently.
“That’s right. Timothy has a month until his exam, and time is of the essence. I hope you can be close by to help out, and staying here makes it convenient.” Karl was calm, but Danielle was not. “I can’t, Mr. Burt. I’m a student too, and I need to stay on campus. Besides, this place is too far fro
After tutoring Timothy, Danielle rushed to Prime Gastronomy. Noah had gone ahead and ordered the food for Danielle. As she sat down, Noah asked, “Are you tired?” Danielle took a couple of gulps of water. “I’m tutoring the student with something I’m familiar with, and I’m seated the whole time. Ho
The moment Karl and Danielle's eyes met, his expression froze.Danielle, on the other hand, turned her head to the side and quickly wiped away her tears before rising to her feet. “Why are you here, Mr. Burt?” Danielle tried to keep it together as she looked at him. “Is that your opening line?” D
Karl narrowed his eyes at Danielle. For a moment, she felt a pang of guilt. “Uh, I mean, I have a driver’s license, but I have never driven a car. I doubt I’d do well when I’m behind the wheel.” Karl scoffed at how quickly the woman changed her tune. “Charlie, pull over at the side of the road.”