The employee, who was bringing me milk, burst into laughter.
Carroll covered my mouth in a flurry. "Don't talk nonsense!"
I nodded.
After a helpless sigh, Carroll removed his hand from my mouth.
"May you start now?" I asked.
"Okay, okay, okay. I will tell you right away!"
Carroll seemed rather reluctant.
I sat upright with a serious look.
It was rare to hear Carroll gossip about others.
Rubbing his chin, Carroll thought for a moment. "The story began five years ago. Back then, Tom's ex-girlfriend was still back in college."
"Julie! Her name is Julie." I reminded Carroll of the name of the female lead in this story.
"Do you know her?" Carroll got the key point. "Why don't you ask her yourself?"
"I want you to hear the story from you." I gave Carroll p
