NovelEnglishIn the cinema, Debbie took Carlos to the self-service machine to get the tickets through her phone, while Megan went to buy ssnacks and drinks.
According to the tickets, Debbie’s seat was right between Megan and
Carlos, yet in the theater, Megan took somebody else’s seat and sat beside Carlos.
So now, Carlos sat between the two women.
“That’s somebody else’s seat,” Debbie reminded Megan.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMegan responded casually, “Nobody else is coming. Uncle Carlos’ assistant rented the entire theater.”
Debbie was surprised. ‘How cI didn’t know that?’
“My assistant arranged that when you were in the bathroom,” Carlos explained.
‘Fine. I knew I shouldn’t have gone to the bathroom. I needed to keep my eyes on Megan!’ Debbie thought regretfully.
The movie started. It starred Ramona Loftus, a fantastic singer who becan actress. Her success as an actress proved that she could not only sing but also act. It was a period piece, and Megan had to stifle a groan. Megan hated those kinds of movies, where everyone wore robes and even funny headgear, and they had so many rules about the roles of women and society. Even more than today. She much preferred the more fantastic ones, with mighty magics and eye-popping special effects, but she was left with this. It was called “The Heart Abides”— about two star-crossed lovers. One a prince in exile, the other a palace servant.
Of course, it was scandalous in the days of the Song dynasty. At least she was with Carlos. Debbie, of course, was delighted. She had been waiting for this since it went into production, and she heard that
her favorite actress was starring in it.
Looking at the middle-aged woman on the screen, Carlos told Debbie,
“Your idol is Curtis’ sister.”
“Huh? Mr. Loftus’ sister? But they don’t look anything alike. Is it because she is wearing makeup?”
“Nope. She’s his half-sister, so odds are they wouldn’t share any family features.
“ Debbie remembered that Jared and Damon were half-brothers. ‘It seems that there are a lot of half- siblings in rich families, ‘ she mused.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe popped a chip into her mouth and asked, “So Damon’s dad married
Jared’s mom, but only after Damon’s mom had passed away. What about Mr.
Loftus’ dad?”
Last twhen she and Jared were at the Loftus family’s cruiser party, they had seen very few Loftus family members.
“The Loftus family is complicated. Outsiders know little about it.
Maybe next tyou can ask Curtis to tell you about his family himself.” Carlos assumed that Curtis actually was concerned about
Debbie. He’d made sreference that made it sound like Debbie was related to him in sway. Thinking about that, Carlos glanced at
Debbie, who was focused on the movie. He decided to do sinvestigation about the connection between Debbie and the Loftus family.
Having no chance to cut in, Megan took out a bottle of lemon-flavored
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