Chapter 16 A Narrow Escape with An Old Foe

"Mr. Stafford, there's a phone call for you." I quickly stepped forward with a businesslike demeanor and promptly pushed aside the girl in the pink princess dress. In fact, there was no phone call. I had set a fake alarm on my phone, and as I handed it to Evan, I was betting that he wouldn't expose my little trick. Thankfully, Evan played along. He gave me a meaningful look before taking the phone and walking away. All he needed to do was tap the screen, and he would see the pre-typed message I had written. "Don't let her cling to your arm, and definitely don't get too close to her, or I'll be very, very upset." Sometimes, a single look was enough to tell whether someone was a friend or a foe. The girl in the pink princess dress immediately shot me a hostile glare the moment our eyes met. She seemed to be a few years younger than she was in my past life. Painful memories flooded my mind as soon as I saw her. It took me a moment to recognize her. She was Annie Lloyd, Samuel's mi