Chapter 44

I turned around, stumped, meeting the man's gentle gaze. When I looked deep into his eyes carefully, I could see that they were also extremely cold and distant. Dixon was right, they were both cold and distant men. I made an affirmative sound and said, "I just had a casual meal." Loraine smiled and said, "If I had known you'd be here, we could have eaten together." I pursed my lips and explained, saying, "I just finished up some work at the office. I did not mean to bail on you." I had meant to bail on her except it was truly awkward right now since we had met. Actually, I had not wanted to bail on her, but I just did not know how to face Lance. Loraine suddenly grabbed my arm and praised me, saying, "Sister Caroline, you are really beautiful. This starry makeup makes you look like a young girl. How old are you, Sister Caroline?" With Loraine saying that I was beautiful, I could not help but glance at Lance, who had been standing by the side of us quietly. He looked at me with s