Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 518 Rich Boys

"Eva, are you still listening?"

"Yes, I'm with you," I quickly answered, snapping out of my thoughts.

Fresh out of the shower, Astrid entered the room and burst into laughter when she saw my flustered expression.

I coughed loudly, trying to cover up my nervousness. "I didn't drink alcohol. It was just juice. Anyway, I'm hanging up now if there's nothing else. Talk later!"

I hastily ended the call, feeling guilty. Astrid flopped onto my bed, laughing even harder. "Seriously? My brother's that nitpicky? I used to think he didn't care about anything, but it turns out he's not so indifferent, after all. Look at him, getting jealous!" "Don't make things up," I said, my face flushing red. I was unsure how to respond. The more I tried to deny it, the worse it seemed.

"I'm not making this up! My brother's a bit of a blockhead, sure, but when he cares about someone, he really cares. So, stop worrying about the photos. Jack's got it handled."

I nodded, knowing Jack was capable of pulling strings, but I couldn't shake my unease. In today's digital age, completely erasing something from the internet was next to impossible.

I checked the company forum again, the post had already been removed. Even the trending topics and photos online

several platforms to scrub the photos clean. It's all taken care

relief. It seemed

...

checked a news site, I found a blurred version of the photo of Zack and me still circulating. While it was pixelated enough to obscure my face, I could

interrupted, shaking my head as I closed the

easily recognizable, it wouldn't matter.

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The story

now. The more you two meet, the higher the chances Leonard gets suspicious.

nodded, understanding the risks. Over the past few years, the Boyd family had made waves in the business

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had put them in the spotlight. Zack often appeared in financial news,