She folded her arms to her chest, radiating more confidence than earlier. "I happened to hear very juicy info about you. You may play dumb, but we both know you're going to be engaged tonight."
Her words stung, hitting me right where it hurt. But instead of showing weakness, I chuckled, a bitter one etched with pain only I could feel. "That's your big news?" "As you can see, Emily, I'm not in the mood for your petty child jokes, so save us both the trouble and go taunt someone else who's interested in your little talk. Better still, you can have this table, excuse me." I turned away from the table.
"Oh don't leave yet, Penelope, I was just getting to the good part."