Chapter 27

Author At four in the afternoon, the three women concluded their shopping expedition. It had been an exhausting trip, though in reality, only Weslee had spent any money. In good spirits, Weslee suggested to Dodie and Nicole, "Since you two accompanied me shopping, how about dinner together?" Since Weslee rarely saw Dodie and Nicole, she didn't want to return home so early. "I can't, Damien is coming home for dinner tonight, and I need to cook," Nicole replied with a helpless shrug. "I can't go either. I have something to do later," Dodie added. Alpha Zavier was coming to take her to dinner. "Well, if we can't have dinner together, I'll head home too," Weslee replied. Though disappointed, she couldn't force them to stay since they both had their own schedules. Afterward, Nicole and Weslee headed to the parking lot to retrieve their cars, while Dodie waited at the mall entrance. In the parking lot, as soon as Weslee exited the elevator, she pulled out a pack of cigarettes from her bag. S