41 I Do

The arrival of Allen Parker made the atmosphere tense.

He walked in, glanced at Emily standing behind Jackson, and at that moment, Emily was also looking at him.

Emily noticed his jawline.

"You've been observing me?" There was a hint of an ambiguous smile on Allen Parker's lips.

Emily quickly averted her gaze. "No, I..."

Jackson interrupted, "Allen, when did you meet Emily?"

Allen Parker raised an eyebrow. "The day you brought Emily to the banquet."

"But Emily said you two knew each other long before that," Jackson turned to Emily, raising his eyebrows slightly. "So, were you lying to me just now?"

Emily was captured by his gaze, hesitated for a moment, and didn't know how to answer.

"Jackson, be gentler with girls," Allen Parker patted his shoulder. "Fate between people is unpredictable. Perhaps we've met somewhere else before."

His words were ambiguous, and Emily couldn't tell which was true and which was false.

Stepping forward, Jackson stood in front of Emily, blocking her view of