Chapter 56 Very Late

"Mother!" Steve scolded when he heard what his mother had just said.

,m Steve had no idea that his mother would ask Sarah for dinner, and made Sarah feel awkward.

"What? I just wanted to ask her out to dinner because I like her," said Mrs. Brown with an expression of disapproval of such blame.

"It's okay Sarah, you can ignore it. After all, you're very busy," Steve said with an awkward smile.

Sarah was silent for a moment. In fact she was very surprised when Mrs. Brown asks her for dinner. She thought it must be just a small talk, and Sarah would only reply politely.

But suddenly Steve answered his mother first, and Sarah finally knew that the old woman was serious.

"It's all right, Steve. Thanks for inviting me, Mrs Brown. I'll be looking forward to it," Sarah replied with a sweet smile.

The feeling of warmth returned when she saw the happy face and sincere smile of Mrs. Brown.

Sarah often got that kind of expression from old women, but that was when she was meeting with the patient's family.

It was the first time an old woman had smiled sincerely at her as herself, and not as a doctor, other than an orphanage mother, and it felt very strange.

Sarah wasn't used to this because the old woman she had faced before was only Mrs. Collins.

"Okay, I'll call you later. Then be careful on the road and enjoy your time," said Mrs Brown waving her hand.

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In the car, Steve couldn't stop glancing at Sarah. The woman looked very beautiful tonight, making him want to keep looking at her if he could.

However, ever since Sarah got into the car the woman had been silent, the expression on her face looked like she was thinking.

"Sarah," Steve called softly. He wondered what made the beautiful woman look like that.

"Eh? Yes? Did you just call me?" asked Sarah, who had woken up from her daydream.

"It's nothing. I just want to apologize if my mother has bothered you," Steve said suddenly, not asking what Sarah was thinking.

"Ah… that… It's okay. I'm not bothered at all. Your mother is really nice," Sarah replied softly with a smile.

"But you shouldn't have asked me to meet your mother all of a sudden like that! At least you should have told me first!" Sarah continued then looked at Steve with an annoyed look.

Although Sarah was grateful to have met Steve's mother, it was too sudden and Steve shouldn't have done that to her.

Steve just chuckled when he heard that, which made Sarah even more annoyed. It seems Steve was deliberately trying to make her look awkward in front of his mother.

"But you really don't mind having dinner with my mother?" Steve asked again to see if Sarah was really serious, or just being polite.

If it turned out to be the latter, Steve would tell his mother that Sarah was busy and couldn't have dinner with her.

Sarah nodded. Mrs Brown was very kind to her and Sarah wanted to see the old woman once more.

"Then… ahh… looks like we've arrived." Steve did not continue his words when the car he was driving had reached the wedding venue.

Steve then immediately looked for a place to park his car, but he had a little trouble because almost all of the parking spaces were full. It looks like a lot of guests were present for this wedding.

As soon as Steve parked the car, he immediately got out of his car and jogged to the other side to open the door for Sarah.

Once again Sarah looks surprised at Steve's attitude like this, this is not what Steve usually does.

"Are you ready?" Steve asked, making sure Sarah hadn't forgotten anything.

Sarah nodded.

Steve then turned his body and walked first, but suddenly a hand grabbed his arm, making Steve immediately turn his head.

"Why did you walk first? Aren't I your date tonight?" Sarah asked with a smile.

Sarah hugged Steve's arm for no other reason. She just wanted to do her part as Steve's date tonight.

Shouldn't a date have to look affectionate like this?

Although Sarah admits, it felt a little awkward to hug Steve's arm like this because normally she just hugged Michael's arm.

Meanwhile Steve was very surprised when Sarah suddenly hugged him like that. It was the first time he and Sarah were this intimate. He could feel his heart pounding fast and his face felt hot. His hands could even feel Sarah's chest because of Sarah's tight embrace!

"Come to your senses, Steve! Don't think about it! Since when did you become a pervert!!" Steve thought to get rid of his dirty thoughts at this time then immediately stepped his foot towards the wedding venue.

Once inside, the room felt full and there seemed to be no place for them to sit.

The event also seemed to have ended because the invited guests were seen enjoying their dinner.

"Looks like we're really late," Sarah whispered when she saw the scene in front of her.

Steve just smiled awkwardly at that. The invitation was seven o'clock in the evening, but Sarah had only finished work at eight, and it was now past nine.

They were really very late!

The presence of Steve and Sarah at the entrance of the room made people who were having dinner look at them curiously.

Wonder who the couple looks so handsome and beautiful, and why they just came.

"Well well well, look at this. You really came. I thought you wouldn't!"

Steve and Sarah, who were looking for a seat, immediately turned around when a woman came up to them.

The woman's appearance looked very beautiful in the red dress she was wearing.

However, in contrast to her words that seemed to be grateful for their arrival, the expression on her face showed otherwise.

It looks like it's… mocking?

Sarah immediately shook her head, it must be just her thoughts.

"Sorry, I'm a little late, huh? You know I work until late at night, well… at least the event isn't over yet," Steve replied with a sweet smile even though his tone sounded like he was mocking.

Sarah could only shake her head at Steve's behavior, while Ellen could only hold back her annoyance.

"Then thanks for taking the time to come," Ellen then glanced at Sarah, her expression displeased, before she shifted her expression back and looked at Steve.

"Then come on, I'll introduce my husband. It looks like there's still an empty seat in front," continued Ellen and immediately stood beside Steve.

Sarah's brow lifted slightly when she saw the reaction of Ellen who saw her. From the expression on Ellen's face, the woman didn't seem to recognize her.

Well…they only met a few times and actually Sarah wouldn't have recognized the woman if they had met anywhere else.

But… What's with this woman? Why was she looking at her with disapproval?

Sarah had thought that Ellen might still have feelings for Steve and was not happy when she saw Steve who came with another woman, namely herself.

Well... maybe all this time Ellen still hasn't really moved on from Steve.

If not, why would that woman contact her ex since college? That was probably ten years ago!

However, Sarah's guess seems wrong.

"My husband is a businessman, so we have a lot of invited guests," said Ellen, starting to praise her husband, her voice sounded very proud.

"Ohh," Steve answered curtly, not particularly interested in it, making Sarah wonder if Steve was jealous? Steve didn't usually react like that.

It seemed that not only Sarah noticed Steve's reaction, Ellen also noticed it and immediately smiled triumphantly.

"Yes, my husband is still very young and already has his own company. I am really lucky to be married to a capable man, his company will soon penetrate the international market," continued Ellen, continuing to boast of her husband.

Steve just rounded his mouth and didn't overreact, all he was thinking right now was that they had to get sit down and eat quickly.

"Surely the last time Sarah ate was lunch and hasn't eaten yet! I should have bought some bread or something back then," thought Steve regretfully because he was such an idiot!

Ellen's smile grew wider when she saw Steve's reaction. Just wait until the man sees her husband!

Before long, Steve and Sarah had found their seats in the front, and Ellen immediately called out to her husband.

"Hey darling. Come here!" called Ellen sounded very cute.

"Are you okay? Sorry I forgot to buy you some food," Steve whispered as he pulled up a chair for Sarah and completely ignored Ellen.

"I'm fine," Sarah replied with a smile.

She was already hungry, but she could hold it in. Besides, her mind was too busy watching Steve and Ellen's interactions, which she found very… interesting.

What actually happened between them?

Suddenly, Sarah's cellphone vibrated, making Sarah immediately look for her cellphone in her bag.

"Darling, introduce this is my friend… ah! Actually he is my ex, we were dating before," said Ellen confirming her words.

The man wearing the red shirt was slightly taken aback, before he finally reached out his hand to Steve.

"Edward."

"Steve," Steve replied, accepting the outstretched hand.

"Thanks for taking the time to come, you seem very busy," Edward replied kindly.

"Yeah, no problem," Steve replied, nodding.

The man then immediately turned his gaze to the woman next to Steve, his facial expression looked surprised to see the woman.

"Sarah?"