"My... my friend is picking me up."
"Really? Where is he then..."
Selena Kensington was a bit surprised at Sloane Hawthorne's reaction.
Then it seemed like she thought of something, and gave Sloane a meaningful look.
"He's waiting for me nearby, so sis, I'll leave now."
Under Selena's gaze, Sloane grew increasingly nervous.
It was as if time had stretched on endlessly.
Finally, when Selena said "Okay," Sloane let out a sigh of relief.
After that, she left.
Selena didn't leave but watched Sloane's departing figure.
She walked over to a car parked in the venue and got into the passenger seat.
After a while, the car left the parking lot.
Selena watched the car's distant figure and jotted down the license plate number.
This license plate seemed to be the same one from the car in the shopping paradise parking lot last time.
It was only after the car had gone far that Selena left The Venti Hall with Hope Norwood.
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