Henry was left dumbfounded at his best friend's words.
"He knows Amelia? How?" He echoed in his mind, his heart drumming in his ears.
Here he was thinking he had found the girl of his dreams when the latter was already taken by his heartless friend. From the look of Amelia's bewildered reaction, it was clear that something tangible was going on between them. He recalled how Blaze had reacted to him the other day when he spotted Amelia for the first time and declared his interest in her. His reaction could be likened to that of a ferocious lion marking his territory.
'But what changed? Didn't Blaze swear that he would have nothing to do with women after Tina dumped and left him for her career? What was he doing with the beautiful and lively young lady? What did he do to coax a beautiful and free-spirited girl like Amelia to tremble at his sight? Was she somehow indebted to him? Did he have her in some sort of crazy arrangement?'