Facade of Love

Chapter 305 Dinner’s on Me

I nodded and caught sight of an array of pastries on a nearby table seven or eight different kinds, all looking like they had jumped straight out of a gourmet bakery window. I have always been a sucker for sweets, especially cute and tasty ones.

Resisting was futile. I grabbed one and took a bite. It was divine, a perfect blend of sweet and soft that left me feeling all kinds of happy

Once the medical team wrapped up with Charlie and filed out, even the usually silent Inch took his leave. Suddenly, it was just Charlie and me.

I quickly finished my pastry and asked, “How’s the leg healing up?”

He flipped the question on me, “Is it tasty?”

I nodded. “Yeah, it’s really good.”

He cracked a smile, “I’ll have them sent to you every day.”

I waved off the offer, “No, no, that’s too much. A treat now and then is fine, but I can’t live off these. I have to stay healthy, right?”

like he got the point, “Pair enough.

turn him down. My brain just could not come up with the right words. Suddenly, the

silence, “I’ve got Inch setting up the Avaloria project. Once the New Year’s celebrations are over and we’ve had a chance to rest, we’re going to be swamped with work.” I nodded, looking at him gratefully, “I can’t thank you enough for all you’ve done for me.”

a time when he risked his own safety to help me search for my mom in Lorrell, which ended up costing him

we have been through, I thought you would see

searching for the right words. “I do see you as a friend, a real one. I’m not trying to be distant. I just really want to say thanks. I know a simple ‘thank you‘ might not seem like much, but I would feel terrible if I did not say it. We are friends, right? So, if you

didn’t help you to get something in return or to

earnestly, “I get it, I really do. I wasn’t trying to put a price on your generosity. I

“Let’s not worry about that now. The month’s almost over, and since we’re friends, are you

hesitated with a small shake of

an eyebrow. “So, are you available

might have to

and asked casually,

just said, “I promised Mrs. Young I would

a noncommittal sound, his expression cool, and

go on