Chapter 45

Chapter 45 Beat

Zack took

to a salad restaurant, and it surprised me

"Why are we here?" Lasked.

"It seems that you don't have much of an appetite, you might not be able to handle greasy food," he said while pulling out a chair for me before pouring me a cup of tea.

Itelt better after sipping the hot tea, although my appetite was still lacking in the end, I just ordered a Caesar salad and slowly ate it.

Zack seemed unbothered, and he watched me with a smile as late. Suddenly, he pulled out a napkin and gently wiped my mouth. I instinctively recoiled, and he immediately withdrew his hand.

"You've got it all over your mouth. You must be pretty hungry," he commented.

Feeling awkward, I took the napkin from him, but a sudden chill ran down my spine.

"Oh, Eva! So, you're not at work because you're on a date with your senior." Lily's mocking voice rang out

eyes while Zack

reaction and deliberately linked arms with Leonard as they walked over

unwell?" she asked. "But since Mr. Boyd's here, I guess there's nothing to worry about, right? but have you forgotten that you're married! coming out like this is really

and aren't you two just brazenly walking arm

scandalous about that," I said, marveling at Lily's shamelessness. If I were as shameless as her in the past, then things wouldn't have gone so sour between Leonard and me. Leonard

your words. You're on a

burst out laughing, "What else should I say? Sorry,

up my bag and glanced at Zack. "Are you

up to join me, but Lily seemed determined to make things difficult for me and blocked

was terrible. You should keep a low profile. You and Leonard aren't divorced yet, but here you

at her nose and was ready to fire back when I felt a warm liquid trickling from my nose. I knew that I

have a nosebleed that day. I quickly grabbed a napkin and pressed it against my nose, but the bleeding

my hand. "Let's go to the restroom and clean up.

down, I saw a large red stain spreading across my chest, which made

dollars. It'd be a real shame if

get rid of the stain, Leonard stepped

going on? Why do you keep getting nosebleeds?" he asked

shouldn't worry about your wife. It's pointless," Zack said before leading me to

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