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.

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

chatter around them dimmed. At the entrance, a man

He stepped forward and took Mia


down, he noticed she was

your foot?" he

carried me back," Mia said,

to everyone else in their

said. "I appreciate

Mr. Reynolds," the man

eyes narrowed just slightly. "You know who I

You're on TV all the time. I'd

recognize you," the man said with a calm

sleeve. "Don't grill him

Wait. Who?

man, trying to make out his face beneath the

"Lucas Lansworth?" she whispered.


her to keep quiet. "Scarlett, it's really him. I didn't recognize him at first either, but I looked him up-his photos are everywhere. But he

So please don't tell

himself here,

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