CHAPTER 7

The dress that Kelly chose was a short, sky blue, above-the-knee gown with black stiletto heels and a black bag. She looked just as good as she did on the first meeting just that this time her dressing and makeup were done by her sister, which made Lia very happy. Lia was busy making finishing touches to her makeup when she heard a car honk just like the last time. It was Ryan who had come to pick her up but this time he came with his driver. She got in the car and they drove off to the restaurant Ryan grandfather had booked for their dinner. They got to the restaurant and Lia was surprised at how they were attended, only for her to realize that Ryan’s grandfather had booked the entire Upper room for them, meant for VIPs. She and Ryan arrived first and they were led to their table. They sat down and waited in an awkward silence. As usual Ryan broke the silence,

“You picked a good dress, it looks good”

Ryan complimented her. Lia was a bit taken aback by the sudden compliment but compo