The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

Chapter 129

“Alden was here?” Thalassa asked, her brows raised. “When?”

“Just a few minutes ago. I saw him stepping out of the elevator,” Clark replied, fixing his gaze on Luisa. “Did he come to see you?”

Luisa resisted the urge to snap at him, to tell him it was none of his business, but she bit her tongue and held back her retort.

Thalassa smiled, her eyes lighting up as she turned to Luisa. “Did he finally ask you out? Are you two together now?”

Both of them were staring at her expectantly, but Clark’s gaze was much more intent on her, making Luísa feel

uneasy.

“Yes,” she lied, feeling trapped.

She couldn’t give any other answer, especially with Clark watching her so closely. If she denied it, it would mean having to explain what Alden actually came to do.

Thalassa beamed. “That’s great! I’m happy for you, Sis.”

“Thanks,” Luisa replied, forcing a smile. “Thalassa, I need to talk to you-”

Clark cut her off with a smooth chuckle. “You said you had something to discuss with Thalassa, but we’re kind of running late for lunch.”

smile fading into concern. “You sounded serious. Is it about the company?”

her mouth to tell her it wasn’t about work, that they needed to speak privately. But when her eyes met Clark’s, she froze. He still had a smile on his face, but

company,” she lied again, her voice faltering slightly. She couldn’t risk Clark getting

nodded. “Okay. Is it urgent, or can it wait until

you join us for lunch, Luisa? That way you and Thalassa could talk about it. I wouldn’t mind. I can even pitch in with my advice if

teeth, Luisa knew exactly what he was doing. By inviting her to come along, he was trying to see whether she was really telling the

encouragingly. “What do you say, Luisa? Come with

forced a smile. “Sure,

toward the elevator.

from the ride down and the drive to he restaurant. Clark cracked joke after joke something she’d once liked so much about him,

Luisa directly across from him. A waitress approached their table with a bright smile. “Good afternoon! What

said, nodding at

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chopped salad and a glass of lemonade

grinned. “Salad? Normally, I’d get the same as you, but I’m starving today.” He laughed, and Thalassa

thinking about how she hadn’t seen through Clark’s fakeness

his voice pulling her back to the present.

attention. Thalassa

she mumbled. “I’ll have the

nodded at the waitress. “Two salads and a Scotch steak. Three