The Celebrity Lecture was about to begin, but Joshua had not arrived yet. The people waiting in the auditorium were restless and chattering about whether or not he would show up.

“We won’t be fooled, will we?”

“Yeah, Joshua said he would not pester Hazel anymore. How could he possibly accept her invitation?”

“It seems to me that Hazel was dumped and wanted to seize the chance to gain back some popularity!”

“Very likely it was because Joshua was embarrassed by Hazel that he would ...