Johanna furrowed her brows slightly when she thought of something. After that, she wiped her mouth with a napkin and said, "Lila's seeing someone lately."
To Janet, this was a perfectly normal thing.
Lila was a beautiful grown woman after all.
"Who is the man?" Janet was curious to learn more.
Lila had always given her the impression that she was picky and choosy when it came to men.
Johanna let out a long sigh. She was very worried about Lila. "I have no idea. I asked her, but she didn't tell me anything about him."
Beal was also a little worried and faltered in his speech, "We should ask her again some other time. What if the guy has bad intentions?"
Feeling depressed, Johanna focused her gaze onto Beal and said, "She wouldn't tell me anything, so what could I do about it? She rarely even comes home now."
After having said that, she thought it over for a few seconds and then said, "Let's not worry about these kinds of things anymore. Lila's a smart girl; I'm sure she's dating an excellent man. If she wants to tell us about her relationship, she will. Don't bother asking. She'll be annoyed if you ask her too many questions."
After mulling it over in his head for a moment, Beal said, "You're absolutely right."
Since Johanna had given this order, no one brought it up again.
*******
Although Janet had heard from her mother that Lila was dating someone, she simply brushes it off and didn't ask any more questions.
Two days later, she caught sight of Lila again.
As soon as she got off work and headed home, she spotted a sports car parked right in front of their house.
Wearing a floppy hat with sunglasses on, Lila was dragged into the car by a man.
Through the window, Janet could make out that the two were making out passionately.
She recalled that she had seen the man in a magazine before.
That man was none other than Eric Torres, the heir of the Torres family, which was one of the most prominent families in Barnes. The family was involved in semiconductor production.
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