Bella's eyes tightened as she knew Daniel was too conspicuous to let him out of the car or roll down the window. But she forgot that the car he drove was no more low-key than he was.

When Alice saw her silence, she thought she was angry. "Bella, don't be angry. I don't care what other people think, but I believe you!”

Her words brought Bella to her senses. She smiled disapprovingly, looked down and went back to her papers. "Never mind. Don't care about what other people think or say when they have their mouths on them. As long as we behave ourselves, we are not afraid of a...