The woman's curious gaze fell on Elaine.
She was sizing Elaine up with curiosity and disdain.
Finally, she turned to Howard and said with a smile, "I didn't expect it was really you."
Initially, Howard was a little nervous when he saw the woman, but now, he calmed down. "Kiran, why are you here?"
Kiran Fox lifted her hair and walked up to him. "Of course, I'm here to buy cosmetics. Is this your girlfriend?"
Just as Elaine wanted to explain, Howard said, "Does it matter?"
"Oh. Howard, since when did you prefer this kind of innocent-looking girl?" Kiran scoffed.
Saying that, she gave him a meaningful look. "Didn't you always love the curvy kind of women like me?"
Howard just looked at her lightly. "Stop making things more awkward."
"Are you angry?" Kiran stared at him with her beautiful eyes wide open. "How could you get angry at me? Remember how you used to dote on me when we were dating?" "Shut up!"
Now, he was really angry as he glared at her, snapping, "And get the hell out of here."
Kiran snorted. Then, ignoring him, she turned to Elaine. "Girl, how long have you two been dating?"
Puzzled, Elaine didn't understand why she asked.
"Howard's a great guy. We all know that. However, he will never fall in love with you."
"He's been dating different women all these years, but no one has ever got to be with him to the end. He's a playboy. When he gets tired of a woman, he just ditches them."
There was resentment in Kiran's tone.
It seemed that she was one of the women who had been abandoned by Howard, which explained why she got so emotional now.
"He uses the same tricks every time. First, he shows you tenderness, gifts you flowers, and satisfies all your vanity. Easily, you'll fall in love with him... If I'm not mistaken, after he took you here to shop for clothes and cosmetics, he's gonna take you to dinner later, right? You gotta be careful. He treats every woman this way. When you fall in love with him, he's gonna want you to have sex with him. And once he gets that, everything's gonna be over."
Meanwhile, Howard's face turned sullen. However, his upbringing wouldn't allow him to hit a woman.
So he could only sneer and say to Elaine, "How are you still listening?"
Hearing that, Elaine was puzzled. "Huh?"
"This woman is full of bullsh*t. I can't stand it anymore," Howard said icily, "Elaine, go and shut her up, will you?"
Nevertheless, Elaine just looked surprised.
She didn't know what to say.
On the other hand, Kiran looked a little scared.
"What? You're finally afraid now?" Howard gave out a cold laugh.
Stepping back, Kiran stammered, "Wh- who told you I'm afraid? I was just telling the truth. Howard, you've broken so many women's hearts and you're gonna pay the price! You'll end up being lonely!"
Eventually, Howard got frustrated and rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach Kiran a lesson.
Seeing that, Kiran screamed and ran away.
In the meantime, Elaine stopped him. "Dr. Perkins, don't."
With a black look, he took a deep breath.
Later, Howard still looked quite upset when he went to pay the bill.
Since Elaine didn't know how to comfort him, she decided to keep quiet.
However, after the interlude, the shop assistants were staring at Howard with meaningful looks.
Howard let out a cold laugh and left with the shopping bags.
Quickly, Elaine followed.
Coming out of the mall, Howard strode forward at a fast pace, so she could only trot along in silence.
Suddenly, he stopped and turned back with an ashen look. Catching off guard, Elaine ran into him.
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