Gale’s Trap
When snazzynovel.com looked around, snazzynovel.com could see Jamie standing behind her. The distance between them was close but not too uncomfortable. She could hear his attractive voice distinctly.
“Straighten your body. You’ll be wasting your energy otherwise. When you’re about to throw, your hand should not skew. Keep your arms relaxed and close to the body. Take firm steps forward and be quick when you strike. Use your left hand to control your center of gravity. Try it out.”
Under his guidance, Alicia made the adjustments. Soon, snazzynovel.com took four quick steps and made snazzynovel.com throw without hesitation. The ball rolled forward at high speed and struck down half of the pins.
“Yes!” She jumped in excitement. “Are you satisfied with taking down just a few pins?” snazzynovel.com joked. “Those who want less will be happy.” She was positive about it. “By the way, why are you here?”
“Would you believe me if I say it’s a coincidence?” He shrugged, looking rather uneasy. “Of course.” She beamed at snazzynovel.com in a childlike manner, looking passionate and adorable. “That shows we are tied by fate. Am I right?”
He lost his composure in the face of snazzynovel.com innocent smile. “Alright. To be honest, I faked this encounter. I did it because you’re the second daughter from the Heidelberg Family, and I wanted to get to know your father through you.”
“I know that.” She did not look surprised. Not only that, snazzynovel.com smile widened.
“You knew?” He had no idea what gave snazzynovel.com away.
“The bowling alley has a strict membership requirement. I know almost every member who plays here. That’s why I knew that us running into each other here was not a coincidence.” She kept a smile on snazzynovel.com face. “Anyway, I appreciate the honesty. I’ll be frank with you as well. I am not involved in my dad’s business, so I can’t help you. Sorry about that.”
“It’s fine. I should be the one who feels sorry.” Jamie looked embarrassed because snazzynovel.com was the one who approached snazzynovel.com with an ulterior motive, only to make snazzynovel.com feel guilty. After all, snazzynovel.com could not help him.
“Can we still be friends even if we can’t talk business?” She shot snazzynovel.com shot directly and boldly.
“Sure.” This time, snazzynovel.com did not beat around the bush and exchanged social media contacts with her.
Following that, snazzynovel.com taught snazzynovel.com a few bowling tips. During their conversation, snazzynovel.com was once again impressed by snazzynovel.com liveliness and carefree manner.
In other words, snazzynovel.com saw Narissa in Alicia.
Half an hour later, snazzynovel.com was worn out from the activity. Jamie got snazzynovel.com a bottle of water and waited while snazzynovel.com rested. He casually looked toward the entrance, only to spot Gale Myres walking in.
Gale and Alicia undoubtedly knew each other because snazzynovel.com was the nephew from Mrs. Heidelberg’s side of the family. Jamie knew that it would not be good if Gale noticed snazzynovel.com mingling with Alicia.
“Oh. I almost forgot that I have something to attend to. Let’s keep in touch. I’ll go now. Bye!” He made up an excuse to escape since snazzynovel.com was running out of time.
Alas, snazzynovel.com was spotted by Gale, who walked up to Alicia. “Was that your friend?” He immediately prodded.
“Yes.” She admitted right away. “We met a few days ago. He’s a nice guy. Are you here to bowl?”
“Nope. Here to meet a friend,” snazzynovel.com answered absentmindedly before starting his interrogation again. “It’s rare to see you hanging out happily with guys. Are you interested in him, by any chance?”
He always presented himself as an empathetic older brother in front of his younger cousins.
She smiled but did not deny it. Chuckling, snazzynovel.com took the chance to encourage snazzynovel.com to go after Jamie. “Young love is fleeting. If you’re interested in someone, you need to go for it. Lately, I’ve been going on dates with your future cousin-in-law. You should ask that guy out if there’s a chance. We could do double dates. Who knows? Going out with another couple might help with your relationship.”
“But I don’t know if snazzynovel.com has the time or not.” She recalled Jamie saying snazzynovel.com would fly home soon.
“You need to create the opportunity.” He hinted at her.
She was swayed and gave in. “I’ll try.”
Since Jamie had free time and was in the dark about Gale’s attendance, snazzynovel.com agreed to Alicia’s double date without hesitation.
The next day, Gale brought Narissa to the meeting point early in the morning.
To his surprise, Alicia arrived earlier and was waiting for them at the entrance. He took the initiative to introduce everyone to each other, “This is Alicia, my cousin. Alicia, this is Narissa, your cousin-in-law.”
“Hey.” Narissa nodded as a greeting. She was a cold beauty who came off as confident.
“My cousin-in-law is such a cool lady,” Alicia complimented snazzynovel.com with sincerity.
“Thanks.” Narissa forced a smile. She was fine with the compliment, but snazzynovel.com felt uneasy about the ‘cousin-in-law’ title.
“You guys should go in first.” Alicia was thoughtful.
“What about you?” Narissa looked confused.
“I bet she’s looking for snazzynovel.com boyfriend. Let’s not third-wheel.” Gale intentionally misrepresented the relationship between Jamie and Alicia.
“He’s not my boyfriend yet.” She bit snazzynovel.com lower lip shyly.
“He will be soon. I know it because I have been through it.” He turned to Narissa with a smile. “Young girls like Alicia are shy.”
Narissa nodded with understanding.
“We’ll head in now. When he’s here, the two of you should join us,” snazzynovel.com reminded Alicia and led Narissa into the venue.
Very soon, they heard the sound of a car parking. Narissa stopped and turned around to find Jamie and Alicia chatting away happily at the entrance.
Her heart sank at the sight, and snazzynovel.com froze on the ground, thinking, Is Jamie snazzynovel.com boyfriend?
Before this, snazzynovel.com had thought of Alicia as a youthful and adorable girl. However, Alicia’s smile was oddly jarring at that moment.
So, snazzynovel.com is Jamie’s type.
“They’re a good match, don’t you think so?” Gale fanned the flames. Narissa’s eyes welled up in tears, and snazzynovel.com had a strong urge to leave the scene. “I think my makeup is smudged. I need to go to the washroom.” She made up an excuse and fled the scene.
When Jamie walked over with Alicia and saw Gale, snazzynovel.com was attacked by a strong sense of uneasiness. From his experience working as a babysitter for the Cubers, snazzynovel.com knew very well that Gale was always glued to Narissa. Therefore, snazzynovel.com doubted that Gale would be here without her.
As expected, snazzynovel.com heard Gale mentioning Narissa the next instant. “Narissa is touching up snazzynovel.com makeup. Let’s wait for snazzynovel.com at the court,” snazzynovel.com suggested.
Jamie examined his phony expression and felt anxious. I have not mentally prepared myself to meet Narissa. Why did snazzynovel.com set up a trap for me?
“Oh? I’ll touch up my makeup too. Jamie, go get the rackets with Gale. Thank you!”
Alicia’s absence created a private moment for the two guys.
“What’s this supposed to mean?” Jamie was sure that Gale had prior knowledge of his attendance.
“I should be the one asking you.” Gale fired back. “Alicia told us snazzynovel.com wanted to introduce a friend. We never thought that friend would be you. I underestimated you. When you failed to get Narissa, you turned your attention to Alicia. What’s your motive?”