Chapter 111

Layla’s POV

Shrugging my shoulders, I replied. “Good, Emma. How about you? How was your… school and all?”

“Great. I… started my second year in business school two months ago. It is really nice to see you again, Layla. What would you like to eat?”

“Do not worry about that, Emma; I am just here to… talk with you.”

“Okay. to talk… right.” He was hesitating, and I wondered what that was about. He shifted forward on his chair and leaned closer. “Layla… What really happened to you? After that night that I met you at the bar you used to work at, I waited for you during your shift so we could talk. You never showed up. Couldn’t reach Maddy that night, and when I asked your manager, he said you did not report to work that night. I felt confused, so I came back the next day to see Maddy.

“She told me that… she had not seen you since that night too and that your parents were not home most of the time too. I got really scared. I thought you were tr