I was planning to have a simple dinner with Jones, trying to calm the roller-coaster of emotions I was feeling today, but things didn't go according to plan.
"Jones, you're eating here?" A woman barged into our sightline. She looked a bit younger than me, with a sweet oval face.
I recognized that voice. It was the same voice of the woman who answered Jones's phone this morning.
I didn't speak and just silently stared at Jones.
Jones gave me a quick glance. He seemed to relax a bit after seeing that I had no particular reaction. He answered coldly, "Yes. I'm having dinner with my girlfriend."
The woman immediately turned to me and gave me a gentle smile, "Are you Eliana? You're so pretty! No wonder Jones is so smitten with you."
"Hello" I replied politely.
"Hello, I'm Esther, " I answered Jones's phone this morning. I'm really sorry about that. Please forgive me." The woman looked genuinely remorseful, without a hint of pretense.
