The President's Darling

It was 6:00 pm at Sunshine Coffee Shop.

Summer Charter sat by the window at a corner of the coffee shop as she watched the people walking outside. She was anxious.

Hank Lovell, her boyfriend, had told her over the phone that he would be there soon. However, she had already been waiting for half an hour, and he still wasn't there.

She sighed as she fidgeted with the leather wallet in her hands. The wallet belonged to Hank, and he had accidentally left it after they had lunch together earlier. Thus, she was waiting for him to come back to return it.

Her long, elegant fingers opened the simple-looking wallet. There was a picture displayed in the card slot.

The woman in the picture had sparkling eyes and a brilliant smile on her face while the man in the picture had her in his arms with a loving expression on his face.

Summer smiled. She had taken this picture with Hank when they'd graduated from university. Back then, they had also made a pact that they would get married once they graduated.

Their relationship was still going strong even though it had been four years since then. Moreover, they had finally set the date for their wedding. It would be in July.

She grinned at the picture again. Then, she turned the wallet in her hands slightly, revealing a pink slip of paper slotted into another card slot.

Summer took out the slip of paper to study it and her heart skipped a beat.

It was a certificate of authenticity for a three-carat pink diamond!

Summer felt a surge of emotion in her heart. She had once mentioned to her best friend, Simone Young, that she hoped that Hank would propose to her with a pink diamond ring.

This certificate was evidence that he had already bought it so … was he going to propose to her tonight?

Although the both of them had set a date for their wedding, he had always mentioned wanting to officially propose to her.

His confession had made her heart flutter. Ever since then, she had been waiting expectantly for him to propose.

Her finger slid across her screen as she contemplated calling him. Alas, before she could do so, she caught a glimpse of him outside the coffee shop.

Summer got to her feet excitedly. She raised a hand to wave but stopped in her tracks.

Right next to Hank, was none other than Simone, who was clad in a silk dress and clinging to Hank's arm lovingly.

Summer trained her gaze on the both of them as she pursed her lips in confusion.

Hank was oblivious to Summer's gaze and leaned closer to Simone to whisper sweet nothings in her ear with a grin.

When he finally looked up and locked eyes with Summer, he froze. His hand, which had been on Simone's waist, also slowly retracted to his side.

Simone also seemed to realize that there was something wrong and followed his gaze to lock eyes with Summer, who was still inside the coffee shop.

Ten minutes later, the three of them were seated in the coffee shop.

The waiter, who had brought their coffee to their table, could sense the tense atmosphere between the trio. He hastily placed the cups down before scrambling off.

"Should I thank the both of you for such a big surprise?" Summer asked sarcastically.

Summer had finally gotten over her shock at seeing her best friend with her boyfriend and was now in complete disbelief.

She coldly tossed Hank's wallet across the table and fixed her frosty glare on Simone's beautiful face.

Simone's delicate face was illuminated by the lights in the coffee shop. There was not even a shred of remorse on her face. She was completely calm.

Summer was bewildered. If this was a movie, Hank should be trying to explain himself to her right now.

If he explained himself, she would try her best to forgive him. If he told her that Simone was the one who had seduced him, she would still forgive him …

"Summie, it's exactly what you think it is. I have nothing to say," Hank said mildly with a calm expression.

Summer was stunned. She felt like she had been stabbed in the heart. A hint of sharp pain spread out.

"You have nothing to say? But I still don't understand how my boyfriend ended up with my best friend. Are the both of you just going to be shameless and not say anything until the end?" Summer screeched, unable to keep her emotions in check anymore.

She had no idea how they were still acting so calm even after she caught them red-handed.

There were only a few customers in the coffee shop but now all of them turned to watch Summer with pitiful gazes.

Simone, who remained silent at the side, finally opened her mouth, "Summie, you should know that there's no such thing as 'first come, first serve' when it comes to a romantic relationship …"

"Shut the fuck up!" Summer spat.

Simone showed an extremely aggrieved expression on her beautiful face at the moment. Once she leaned against the man beside her, her seductive eyes misted over.