Tiana froze, her eyes red-rimmed. She slammed a hand on the table and shot to her feet.
When Leo saw Tiana get up, a flicker of regret crossed his eyes. He opened his mouth, about to explain, but Tiana didn't give him the chance. Instead, she turned to Archie Lockwood and said hurriedly, "Mr. Lockwood, I'll treat you to dinner some other time to make it up to you. I have something to do tonight, so I'll be going." With that, Tiana turned and jogged off without looking back.
Leo's grip on his glass tightened, his eyes fixed on the empty seat beside him.
"Leo, you've gone too far! How could you treat that lovely lady so badly? Dad, I can't eat anymore. I've completely lost my appetite." As a fellow woman, Shirley Lockwood was incensed on Tiana's behalf.
