Chapter 862

She nearly facepalmed.

Which staff member bought those apples? Dock their pay.

Zachary finally looked up. "You're the only one who's ever given me an apple."

Sarah blinked. “Seriously? You've never celebrated Christmas before?"

"Every Christmas, tons of people try to send me gifts. I always have my assistant return them—unopened. I've never accepted a single one."

"That's... kind of sad."

If Mia were standing here, she'd probably roll her eyes and say, "Sad? My Christmas apples probably ended up in some dog's food bowl."

Zachary looked at her. "Sasa, I'm really happy today."

"You've only been here for five minutes," Sarah replied, wary. "Wait! Don't say some cheesy pickup line!"

Steven wandered over just in time. "Zachary, tell her the ones I wrote for you! Way better than any cringey sweet talk.”

Scarlett jumped in too, hyping him up. "Yeah! Steven is the king of romantic lines." Sarah rubbed her forehead. There's no saving her.

going to say anything cheesy," Zachary said. "I just meant

a man walked

expression shifted the moment he saw them. He stepped forward


her down,

happened to your foot?" he

He carried me back,"

else in their finely tailored clothes, this

said. "I

all, Mr. Reynolds," the man replied

narrowed just slightly. "You know who I

from East Coast? You're on

I didn't recognize you," the man said with a calm

quickly tugged on Zachary's sleeve. "Don't grill him like a suspect, okay?

Wait. Who?

man, trying to make out his face beneath the glasses and mask. Then

"Lucas Lansworth?" she whispered.


him at first either, but I looked

So please don't tell

himself here,

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