Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 510 Luca's Downfall

To my surprise, Zack chose the same bar-Silent Bar-as the venue for our meet-up.

"A friend of mine owns this place. I'm here to show some support," he explained casually.

When he saw me, a flicker of something unreadable crossed his face-admiration, perhaps?

"Seems like life in Erewhon suits you. The surgery must have gone well, huh?"

I nodded, smiling. "Yeah, thanks to all of you. Looks like I'll be sticking around for quite a while longer."

My health had indeed improved tremendously. Andrew liked to joke it was because he was so charming and my good mood kept me thriving. I'd laugh it off every time, but the truth was, I genuinely felt happy here.

I could breathe, work, and simply live away from all the mess back home. It was a gift I didn't take for granted-except for the occasional ache of missing my family and friends.

We chatted for a while before I noticed some familiar faces across the bar. My colleagues were gathered at a table, and unsurprisingly, Mackenzie was the center of attention. She had gone all out, wearing a designer cocktail dress that made her stand out even more. "Did you see something interesting?" Zack's voice pulled me back, and I realized he was following my gaze. "Do you know them?"

I nodded. "My colleagues."

his lips. "You're such a workaholic.

didn't respond. In reality, I was the one benefiting from this arrangement. If not for Jack and Astrid,

She must be pretty far along by now," I asked, shifting the

my question, Zack pulled out his phone eagerly. "Glad you reminded me. Your cousin is incredible walking into board meetings, belly and all,

showed me a photo of her

the head of a conference table,

looked tense, not daring to breathe too loudly. "I snapped this at the fast

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Intimidating, huh?"

Julian mentioned her legs are swelling badly. She probably won't be able to keep

with a hint of amusement in his voice, "Because of your patents, Julian's standing in the Pope family has skyrocketed. His mom is even treating

here, he handed me a whole stash of things to bring to you. Poor guy's lost a lot of weight, and he's gearing up to manage the company now. It's getting harder for him to make it to the hospital

He says if it weren't for him, you could've stayed at home to