Gavin''s response caught Britney off guard, and a wry smile tugged at her lips. "You''re that confident?"
Gavin fixed his deep gaze on her. "Britney, you don''t hate me, do you?"
It wasn''t that Gavin was full of himself-his confidence all came from the way Britney treated him.
Women were emotional by nature. One could always tell if a woman liked or hated someone just by the way she acted around them.
The first time they met, she agreed to go home with him. At the very least, that meant she didn''t dislike him. Andter, she was the one who
kissed him first.
Sure, Britney was heartbroken and acted on impulse back then, but if she didn''t feel something for him, she never would''ve made a move.
At his words, Britney almost blurted out, "Of course not."
She definitely didn''t hate him. If anything, she knew it deep down. If she did, she wouldn''t be sitting here
right r
now.
A faint smile yed at the corners of Gavin''s lips as he tapped his long fingers on the table. "So, how far along are we now?"
Britney blinked. "About what?"
Gavin leaned back, looking rxed. "How far I''ve gotten in chasing you."
Britney was left speechless. ''He''s actually keeping track of his progress in chasing me?'' she thought. ''We''re actually keeping track of progress
now?''
Honestly, she''d never heard anyone put it that way before. It was oddly amusing.
Seeing her stay quiet, Gavin raised an eyebrow. "One percent?"
Britneyughed, "Weren''t you just all confident a second ago?"
Gavin chuckled, "I''m confident I''ll win you over, but as for when that''ll happen, who knows?"
Britney lowered her gaze, a faint smile ying in her eyes.
Gavin teaned in a little closer. "Can you give me a progress bar so that I have a clue?"
Upon feeling the seriousness in his tone, Britney''s smile faded. She looked at him deeply and said, "I''m sorry, Gavin, but right now-
"One percent," Gavin cut her off. "Let''s just say it''s one percent for now."
She pursed her lips a little.
"The food here is actually pretty good. Give it a try," Gavin said, smoothly changing the subject as he used the public table Britney some food. "Thanks," Britney said.
All in all, the meal turned out to be pretty enjoyable.
By the time they finished, Cameron and Bradley had just wrapped up their meal,
too.
e to serve
Cameron linked her arm with Bradley''s and walked over, waving at Britney before turning to Gavin, "Gavin, are youing back with UST
Gavin shook his head. "I need to take Britney home."
Britney quickly interjected, "You don''t have to. I can just grab a cab."
Bradley grinned, "Alright, we''ll leave you two to it." He took Cameron by the hand and led her away.
After that, Gavin kept asking Britney out to eat every now and then. Sometimes she''d go, sometimes she''d turn him down.
Every day, he''d have a bouquet of flowers delivered to the hotel where Britney worked.
Pretty soon, everyone just took it for granted that Britney had a new boyfriend. She didn''t bother to deny it, but she never admitted it, either.
There was no denying that Gavin was a great guy. But herst rtionship had really left her pretty scarred. She just wasn''t ready to dive into something new so
soon.
Time flew by, and soon it was the day of Cameron and Bradley''s official engagement.
The Saunders family of Steerfall and the Yates family of Viremont were both major families, and even though Cameron wanted to keep things low-key, there were just too many eyes on them.
It was nearly impossible for them to stay out of the spotlight.
The engagement ceremony was held at the most prestigious hotel owned by the Yates family, but only close friends and rtives from both families were invited. At the engagement ceremony, both families'' faces were lit up with radiant smiles.
Bradley slipped the ring that Eric had specially designed for him onto Cameron''s ring finger.
He leaned in close to her ear and whispered, "Cam, tonight, I can finally stay in your room, out in the open."
Cameron held his slender fingers tightly and gave him a brilliant smile in return.