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?"

at her

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 a cold? He really does need to take care of himself better, then." Wendy calmed herself and inquired idly, "By the way, how are

did a complete 180 as she ground out,

Marlow. He was three years younger than her and worked as an escort. Jodie had been captivated by his tall stature and attractive face at

feet. Sure enough, she fell for him after picking him to

heard from her gossip buddies that Eugene was barely five feet

owned a mid-to-high-end range boutique. To the masses, she was considered

absolutely nothing. He would occasionally mess around

Jodie's gesture from earlier, covering her mouth with a giggle.

"Oh,

avelm

jet

Eugene after

for you. I heard he even hinted

but

heard those are expensive, and one bike alone costs hundreds of thousands. I don't get it-it's just a bike. Why is it so pricey? I also heard he flirted with... Who was it again?