Chapter 59

The crowd thinned, losing interest now that the farce was over. April tugged at Lorraine's sleeve. "Come on! I'm starving!" "Actually, I need to pick something up first. Could you grab us a table? I'll join you soon," Lorraine said, gently sending April ahead with an excuse and walking around the trees after she left. Though Roxanne had been caught red-handed, she didn't look the least bit guilty. After all, she had come here just to see Lorraine anyway. "Don't you think what you're doing is rather childish?" Lorraine asked flatly. Surely Roxanne didn't believe such trivial stunts would cause Lorraine any real trouble, did she? It felt like being surrounded by flies and mosquitoes. Their bites weren't fatal, but the constant buzzing and nuisance were endlessly irritating. "In that case, let's talk about something less childish," Roxanne said with a faint smile on her lips. "You hate me, don't you?" "Yes, and?" Lorraine raised an eyebrow. Wasn't that obvious? "You're the rea