18: Part 2

"Ethan called, he said he wouldn't be able to make it to the dinner tonight," Charlotte announced at the dinner table, just as I took my seat.

"Poor boy, he works himself so hard. He should take a break every now and then," Mr. Jenson commented.

Oh

please, I thought. If

only you'd know the

reason

of

his

absence, then you'd like

to

retract

your

statement

of

him

working

hard. He

must

probably

be

snogging

Heather

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