"What about the guy I heard on the phone?"
William asked casually.
Elsie blinked. "Which guy?"
He let out a low chuckle, voice dripping with sarcasm, "That busy bee always buzzing around you. You’re seriously asking me?"
Busy bee...?
Elsie finally caught on. He must be talking about Henry.
"Henry just came to drop his mom off. They left after a bit."
"You even met his mom now? Wow, moving fast." William didn’t bother hiding the sour note in his voice. "Calling her 'Mom' already, huh? If I came back a day later, would you two have a kid by now?"
"...Why don’t you wait till tomorrow and see for yourself."
Whatever bit of gratitude Elsie had melted away. She shoved his hand off and walked ahead briskly.
Around their table, curiosity was practically burning the
