Chapter 7: Uninvited Presence

Stepping inside the restaurant enclosure, Denver took a glance at his wristwatch as he reiterated, “the time is half past twelve noon, now it’s still early. We have enough time to catch up on so many things. But let’s have a nice meal first”

Tilting his glasses, he extended his hand to Ariadne nudging her to place her palm in his hand. Ariadne took his hand slightly and clasped it tightly with her palm, a satisfactory smile tugging at her lips. Denver noticed the smile and chuckled dryly.

They trudged in unison as they headed towards the table and sat down. Denver had already made reservations for it ahead. While waiting for the waiter, Denver broke the silence.

“So why didn’t you tell me beforehand that you were admitted to Leyland University?”

“We don’t keep in touch because I don’t have your contact, so I couldn’t have told even if I wanted to” she responded.

“Ohh, is that so?”

“I even thought someone has been keeping tabs on me over the years” He added, smirking.

“You knew?” Ariadn