Chapter 359

Vespera and Nancy were rendered speechless. They awkwardly stared after Dominic, who had just walked off to the dining area. Dominic hadn't even tried to pretend. He just crashed right through their carefully choreographed performance like he couldn't care less. He was truly insufferable. Vespera and Nancy pretended not to hear anything. One busied herself with her phone, while the other twirled a strand of hair and looked out the window at the sunset. "Ms. Gildon, Ms. Acosta, shall we eat?" Raymond asked with a warm smile. Vespera wanted to say that forcing down this dinner might be harder than chewing nails, but Nancy stood up and said, "Sure. I'm starving. I didn't eat much on the plane." Nancy walked toward the dining area with barely a pause. Meanwhile, in the back of Vespera's mind, a voice whispered, "Don't follow. Just turn around and go downstairs. Let them catch up. Let them talk. Don't get pulled into this." But then Vespera remembered the way Dominic had held her hand