Chapter 84

Chapter 84

Lisa Hughes POV

‘Where are you? I’m waiting outside the gate’ I read the message having our first date today officially as boyfriend and girlfriend.

I sent to Nick a few seconds ago, still waiting for his reply. We were

‘Is Xander making you work? Tell me if he is, and I’ll call him right away’ It was barely two minutes I sent the first text to him, yet I sent another one as I was running out of patience, and this time, his reply came in fast.

‘I’m sorry. I’ll be there with you shortly. Give me five more minutes, please’ I breathed out and leaned against the car I had driven. here, waiting for my boyfriend.

Three minutes passed before I spotted him coming out of the building, so I waved at him from where I was standing, and he walked

over to me.

“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting,” He apologized as he stood in front of me, but I threw myself in his arms and hugged him tightly.

“I have missed you so much,” I pouted my lips excitedly. It felt good being in his arms, and I didn’t want to disengage from the hug anytime soon.

“I think we are late. Why don’t we leave now?” He suggested once I pulled away from him, and I raised my eyebrows.

“Is everything alright? You don’t look happy,” I was a bit worried by the gloomy look on his face, but he forced a smile as he muttered. “I’m fine,”

“Are you sure?”

I’m fine,” He nodded,

watch you drive,” I handed him the keys and winked at him before I hopped in the front seat of the car. He came to join me shortly, and after we fastened the seatbelts,

go?” He glanced at me and took his attention back to the road as he

Anywhere,” I shrugged,

heart and the smile on my

this chills.

I noticed that he never glanced at me since the ten minutes that we’ve been on

Again, he just

and after the boring long drive, we finally arrived

Chapter 84

air welcomed me as soon as I stepped out of the car after he pulled over somewhere far from the

arms with him excitedly as we walked side by side to the beach, but the look on his face wasn’t appealing. He looked like

feeling awkward’ I told myself even though

you like it here? Isn’t it beautiful?” I tried to lit up the dull atmosphere as we stood at the beach and stared at the beautiful blue ocean, but he only glanced at me with

bit my lip and closed my

to say to me since we arrived here, and sadly, I

is fine,” I forced a smile and turned my face

over there, hmm?” He pointed toward a bench just a few paces away from us as he led the way without even bothering to hold

painfully as I trailed behind him. Our first

how was your day?” I looked at him with a warm smile on my face once we sat on the bench, but he just

my arm with his while resting my head on his shoulder. He was clearly not interested in how my day went, but here I was, wanting to tell

reply was

routine, went to the salon to make my hair and my nails. I stayed some hours at home to get some work done, and I finally…” My voice trailed off when I looked at him and realised that his attention has been on his phone all along. He wasn’t listening to me, and he had

it in, but could not, so I removed my hand and

put his

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