After hanging up the phone, she slowly got up and adjusted her expression before deliberately acting flustered as she headed toward the restaurant.

“Sorry for making you guys wait.”

Stacy glanced at the two apologetically as she walked in through the door.

Upon seeing that she had finally arrived, both Rosalie and Xander heaved an inward sigh of relief as they smiled at her and said, “It’s no big deal. Hurry over and sit down!”

Stacy nodded and sat down next to them. When she noticed they had not even taken a single bite of the food, she clicked her tongue and said, “Didn’t I tell you guys to go ahead? Why did you wait for me? I feel so embarrassed now that the food has gone cold.”

Rosalie was not close to her and merely smiled without saying anything.

Xander replied perfunctorily, “You’re the host, so it’s only right that we wait for you.”

An awkward silence fell after he finished speaking.

Rosalie gave Xander an awkward glance. She did not know what she should do.

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