Chapter 16

Meredith was shocked. If she remembered correctly, even though Luke wasn't attending the Fall Festival Ball, he should still at least be with his family, who had purposely flown over to see him. Luke seemed to have guessed what was on her mind. He chuckled and gave her the gift in his hands. "My parents are indeed in Newland, but they're here for fun. They just stopped by to see me and have dinner with me. They've already gone back to their villa after dinner." Meredith nodded in understanding and hurriedly invited him into her place. Luke caught sight of the half-finished pumpkin pie on the table at once. "Is that all you're having for dinner?" Meredith was briefly stunned. Then, she nodded. She was just about to tell him that she wasn't hungry when her stomach let out a dying whale sound. She hurriedly pressed her hands against her stomach and blushed hard. Luke just sighed in resignation. "What would you have done if I hadn't come by and you'd gotten gastritis?" Luke often