Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

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 couldn't

reaction and deliberately linked arms with Leonard as they walked over to

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 inappropriate." Leonard just stared at me without saying a word despite Lily's

seriously. "Yes, and aren't you two just brazenly walking arm

said, marveling at Lily's shamelessness. If I were as shameless as her in the past, then things wouldn't have gone

on a

gaze, I burst out laughing, "What else should I say? Sorry, I'm just a

up my bag and glanced at Zack. "Are you done? Let's

seemed determined to make things difficult for me and blocked

you just had a scandal not long ago, and the online gossip was terrible. You should keep a low profile. You and Leonard

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

time I had chemotherapy, I would have a nosebleed that day. I quickly grabbed a napkin and pressed it against my nose, but the bleeding wouldn't

go to the restroom and clean

a large red stain spreading across my chest, which made me

dollars. It'd be a real shame

I contemplated how to quickly get rid of the stain, Leonard stepped in front of me, and it made me even more

Why do you keep getting nosebleeds?" he asked while trying to get closer, but Zack blocked

about your wife. It's pointless," Zack said before leading me to the restroom, while Leonard was