Chapter 1345

With a determined nod, she bobbed her head like she was hammering garlic into paste.

"Yeah, if he'd been good to me, I wouldn't be all by myself like this. Who wouldn't want family around? I hate feeling this lonely..."

As she spoke, she turned on the waterworks, her acting skills on full display as she squeezed out a few tears and dabbed at her eyes. Her almond-shaped eyes, now misty with tears, looked even more innocent.

Jackson watched her, caught between doubt and sympathy.

He cleared his throat softly and handed over the handkerchief he always had on him.

"Don't be sad, let's eat."

His clumsy attempt at comfort amused Fiona a little.

Who would have thought this guy had a charming side?

The thought nearly made her laugh out loud, but she kept up her act.

She even pretended to be too upset to eat, poking at her food with such a glum expression that Jackson felt a pang of discomfort.

After all, he'd brought up a sore topic for her.

more food to her plate and gently said,

revealing a cute little canine tooth that made her look

finish their meal,

answered it coolly, but his brows knitted

there

his

said as evenly

later." .

BAGUM

picked his jacket off the chair, slinging it over his arm with a hint of urgency in

by his haste, sensing

Anything I can help with?" she

had been decent to her-and he was easy on the eyes-she

shot her a glance and shook

wasn't

own face, "Come on, I'm pretty

him out wasn't really

his phone, Jackson grew more anxious. "Alright,

home first; he needed to check on things immediately. But the

trailing him with an

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