Flynn Darcy continued to shake his head: "I don't smoke."
Gail Nelson didn't insist, lighting a cigarette and taking a deep drag, then slowly exhaling it out the car window.
Through the swirling smoke, he said: "Chloe Hughes grew up spoiled. Her older brother, father, and I always cater to her every wish. She's never suffered any grievances, yet even so, she didn't develop an overbearing personality. Instead, she's very kind and knows how to consider others' feelings."
Flynn Darcy nodded.
He knew this.
Tonight, the gift he brought was actually something insignificant, and he even knew that Chloe Hughes had owned many expensive watches before.
But Chloe Hughes, not wanting to make him look bad, acted especially delighted, even wearing it on her wrist to show her appreciation, which really warmed his heart at the time.
He was thirty this year.
His other companions, at his age, had long since achieved fame and success, but he was still unaccomplished.
