NovelEnglishHis reaction made Blair a little sad. She kept her voice as low as possible as she replied to Niles, “We were just neighbors. ‘Were’ being the operative word.”
What Blair didn’t know was that Cecelia had been watching them the whole time. The happy mother pinched her husband, tilting her head in their direction.
Baldwin followed her gaze and saw Blair and Niles whispering to each other, while Wesley gulped down his food. However, he could see how
Niles reacted around Blair. His younger son was friendly and animated, but he saw no deep abiding love in the young man’s eyes.
It could be because he considered Blair a friend, or maybe because he had an axe to grind. Either way, Baldwin was sure that Niles wasn’t in love with Blair.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever on the other hand, Wesley was acting strange. He seemed to deliberately avoid eye contact with Blair. But when he occasionally took a quick glance at her, the look in his eyes was complicated.
Baldwin thought that Wesley might have a thing for Blair.
Niles wasn’t buying it, either. Blair picked up her glass, starting in on the lemonade. He suddenly drew closer to her and whispered again,
“You can’t fool me, I know what I saw. Last time..
“Ugh…” Shocked by what Niles had told her, Blair awkwardly choked on the Lemonade and coughed a few times.
Luckily, she didn’t spit out the drink in her mouth. Otherwise, she would be even more embarrassed.
Her coughing fit drew everyone’s eyes toward her.
Adalson looked at her and asked, “Blair, what’s wrong?”
With everyone’s eyes on her, Blair felt nervous and embarrassed. She wished she could hide under the table now. She waved a hand at her uncle as she patted her chest with her other hand. When she was able to breathe more easily, she apologized.
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“I’m okay. Sorry… Ugh…” She was cut off by another coughing fit.
Niles pulled out a few tissues and handed them to Blair. She took them and covered her mouth to stifle the coughs.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Have swater,” a voice said. She recognized the voice. She took the glass of water handed to her by the man on her right, and drank a mouthful.
Niles had told her a big secret about Wesley. She guessed Wesley heard nothing. If he had, he wouldn’t have been so calm, handing her a glass of water.
After taking a few sips, Blair stopped coughing. Seeing this, Niles patted her back and said, “Hey, why are you so shocked? I was telling the truth.” Cecelia saw how considerate Niles was in taking care of
Blair. She believed even more that her younger son was in love now.
“She might be engaged, but she’s not married yet. Anything is possible!’ the mother thought happily.
Niles kept talking, and Blair couldn’t help but drink two more mouthfuls of water to control her emotions.
She put the glass on the table and shot to her feet.
“If you’ll pardon me, I’ll make my way to the little girl’s room.”
Keith nodded, “Was it something Niles said? I should show that young man smanners…”
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