Trapped By My Kickass Ex-girlfriend

e family had already eaten, so she rummaged through the kitchen cabinets and found

e, who didn't know the whole story, rolled up her sleeves and pulled Alice aside. "It's

o trouble

cket, dropped the noodle cake into the water, cracked an egg, added some lunch

ell me what ha

to complain about what happened earlier. She took out her phone, opened the voice recordi

e side with the

t under the faucet, and then fi

atching TV, scurrying over. Hanna tiptoed to peek into the bowl, swa

yes, clearly meanin

ant noodles. Alice placed the bowl on the

ey each ate a big bowl of rice, half a bowl

thing all evening," Alice said as she sat on a high stool and patt

oice and playfully raised one

but when he gave you his big de

r bowls. She put one bite of noodles in each bowl, along wit

ong liv

ed widely and star

d, walked over, shaking her finger at

noodles and vaguely

Jane's suggestion to arrange tonight's blind date. "If I had known he was like this, I wo

and smiled up at her. "I'm fine. There were plenty of people at the r

econd. "I'm calling that Mr. Su. I'll ask him what kind of per

calling Jane. Her voice fluctuated between loud and soft,

e with the kids watching TV,

ired. She opened her phone and brows

denly became lively. She had set "Do Not Disturb" for the messag

ound they were discus

, can we brin

nt to know who's coming so I don't feel embarra

ll working like c

reunion is about reconnecting. If we can

for the fake stuff

ree

PR, and now I'm

. Up before the rooster, asleep aft

hah

ing, it's going okay. At l

own, everything's shrinking. Everyon

materials company. I

nch of people greeting you, calling you 'President David.' And now yo

everyone here is

ding the reunion, so he could finalize the guest list a

ose industries might lead to business opportunities. She felt

an had been so public that eve

r forehead, fee

, he posted an Excel sheet in the group, "Anyone e

eople in total, with only four girls from the archi

received a private m

d you see the cla

ed she hadn't

anizing a reunion on the evening of the 11th, right during th

, "Come on, just come for me. I'm not very close

king about going, so she wa

voice message, "Yay! I'll tell th

n the evening, the Brown and Smit

been a while since the two families had met and

ury hotel under the

ed, and a round red lacquered wooden table was filled wit

nan. She had begged her parents to arrange this din

izabeth had been deeply shaken. She hadn't slept all night, feeling anxious and restless.

a sip of her juice, praying

etween the elders, the topic nat

. "My daughter doesn't have much ambition, all she t

looked at her mother reproachfully, playing t

outstanding. She's a role model for many young ladies. You don't know how much I wanted a daughter lik

y thirty is when a man should stand on his own. The two kids get along well. How about we settle

eed, "I think th

ough her fingers trembled with excitement. She kept a composed smile on her fa

hasty decisions like Jack. She turned to Ronan, who was sitting qui