Chapter 330

It was twilight. A black van rolled to a stop, and as the rear door slid open, David Davies casually pulled Ella into his arms. Ruby Henderson just shook her head—hopeless. She gave up trying and walked off with Elaria Grace. The breeze carried the faint scent of osmanthus flowers as it brushed past in the fading light. With his arm loosely around her waist, David asked in a low voice, “So, you spent the whole afternoon there drinking tea?” Ella held up the book in her hands. “Read half of this.” David took it from her lazily. One glance at the cover—romance novel. He glanced sideways at her. “Trying to learn how to date? No need for this, just let me teach you.” Ella’s cheeks flushed. “No, I was just killing time.” Then something popped into her mind. “I ran into Claire Zane at the teahouse. Is she really dating Xander Moon now?” Flipping through the book with long fingers, David replied nonchalantly, “Why wouldn’t she be? Otherwise, how else could she afford a place like that?” Ella