Matters regarding engagement

""Say that again?" His tone carried a hint of threat.

"I said I can't say anything nice." She immediately changed her tune and didn't dare to provoke him.

Ethan Ainsley glared at her, and to Lola Hussey, his gaze seemed stern, strict, and harsh. Lola felt guilty under his scrutinizing stare and could only blink her eyes at him in submission.

Ethan suddenly asked her, "Do you not want me here?"

That question took her aback. She must have done something earlier to give him the wrong impression. So, she quickly shook her head at him, clarifying, "No, not at all. I'm happy that you're here."

He reached out, picked up a napkin from the table, and wiped the sauce off her mouth, his voice deep and gentle, "Then tonight, would you like to go to a hotel in town and have a drink with me?"

"Cough...cough...cough..."

Lola choked.

She coughed violently.