CHAPTER: 292- LUNCH DATE

"Meet me at Harold's Bay Restaurant. It's just by the lakeside: 2 pumps. Love you." She thought the message was unusual and tried to think of several reasons her father would ask her to go on a date. She messaged her brother to ask if he was sick and got a negative response. "What if he's been kidnapped, and the person sends messages with his phone?" she asked Julianna over the phone. "Why are you acting so weird about a date? It's just a father-daughter date, not that you're going out with a sugar daddy." "What if he's trying to pimp me out to one of his friend's sons?" she asked, fiddling with a red dress. "Really? Why would he ask you to visit a restaurant instead of the house?" "You're of no help. I'll call you later." *** The placard read HAROLDS BAY RESTAURANT. We serve the best seafood…. Lauretta couldn't connect the restaurant's name to the slogan and design or explain why and how her father eats there. She got in to tell every passerby that they were father and daughter