His Unveiled Passion

Jodie took a sip of her tequila before saying with a smile, "Wendy, I heard Tessa's got herself a boyfriend now. Does that mean things are looking good between you and Zachary?"

The bar's dim lighting hid Wendy's gloomy expression in the shadows. She forced a smile as her eyes glinted coldly.

Jodie had definitely asked that question on purpose.

Everyone in their social circle was well aware of Zachary's suicide attempt and exactly why he did it. So, there was no way Jodie hadn't heard about it.

Jodie only posed that question to trip Wendy up.

Wendy knew Jodie was trouble, but still!

Her face twisted into a snarl before she composed herself and replied, "Not really. Zachary's company has just gotten back on track. He's been so swamped with work recently that he barely has any time for me."

"Is that so?" Jodie tittered. "Oh, that's right. I did hear something about Zachary getting himself admitted into the hospital. He must've collapsed due to exhaustion. Gosh, I've been so busy recently that I couldn't spare a moment to visit him at Rivertown.

"Andy mentioned that Zachary wasn't doing too hot, what with Zachary being hospitalized for several days... What exactly happened there?"

darkened at her backhanded

overworking himself recently, and his immune system suffered because of it. So, he caught a bit of a cold now that Rivertown has gotten chilly." Jodie covered her mouth and gasped theatrically. "Oh my! He was hospitalized because of

demeanor did a complete 180 as she

specimen for a boyfriend named Eugene Marlow. He was three years younger than her and worked as an escort. Jodie had been captivated by his tall stature

a few sweet nothings to sweep Jodie right off her feet. Sure enough, she fell for him after picking him to attend to her

from her gossip buddies that Eugene was barely five feet eight and had

company, and she owned a mid-to-high-end range boutique.

into her villa. He then spent his days fazing about and doing absolutely nothing. He would occasionally mess around in bed with

deliberately mimicked Jodie's gesture from earlier, covering her mouth with a giggle. goodness! You've

"Oh,

avelm

jet

Eugene

you. I heard he even hinted at wanting a Ducati. Gosh, the audacity

face was thunderous, but she said

get it-it's just a bike. Why is it so pricey? I also heard he flirted with... Who was it again? Oh, that