The Woman From Hell

Chapter 142

"Come in." I sat up straight and brightened up, thinking that it would be another employee.

Instead, Xander pushed open my door. He had a mask and a cap on. He was like a thief sneaking in, crouching on the floor. He closed the door behind him.

"I was almost caught, it was so scary!" Once he sat down on the chair, he lightly hammered his chest and exclaimed loudly.

"You’re dressed like this on a hot and sunny day. You'll only garner more attention." I looked at his outfit and frowned.

"What can I do? Fans used to chase after me because they love me. Now, I'm being chased around by paparazzi, reporters, and whoever else wants to take photos of me." Xander was sprawled in the chair with an expression that seemed to say he was better off dead.

He was being seriously slandered recently, causing all his work to come to a screeching halt. He had stopped showing his face in public settings as well. People were desperate to take his photos. The paparazzi were hoping to take scandalous photos, while his fans who were concerned about his well-being hired people to take his photos-regardless if it was in secret or not-t

o know how he was doing.

"You know what the situation is like right now, so you should just stay at home. Why are you out and about?” I replied to Xander exasperatedly.

"That's because I miss you... I miss eating with you so I wanna bring you out for a meal!”

the water I handed to him and continued, "I was busy previously, so busy I didn’t have time to eat with you. Now that I'm finally free, I gotta grab my chances. Come one, I’ll treat you to a

not interested." I rubbed the space in

yanking me out the door. "Let's g o. Look at you, all you do is frown all day

may not have meant what he said, but I felt my heart constrict. Theo's care for me recently had made me forget all about it. The lump

took up his offer, grabbed my bag, and

face was full of smiles after I had agreed to eat with him. He exclaimed gleefully, "You said you're gonna treat me to surf and turf. Let's have

sneaking around and trailed behind me. It was fortunate that my office was not too far from the elevator and everyone

I did not want to go to the underground car park, but I went

would bring me to somewhere high-class. I was not expecting him to bring me to

number of newly built factories from the government's

people residing here were factory workers and their families. The chances of other people

looks. It's a crucial time for me right now so this is the only place I can be now where I won't be recognized. Thing is, there's an alley inside there that’s pretty decent. I think you’ll like the place. The surf and turf restaurant is right at the end of the

up in a rural farming area, so I would most definitely not despise this place. On the contrary, I had an odd sense

the kind that was made of exposed bricks and stretched all the way into the alley. After a bridge, there was a walkway with newly renovated

the walkway, and by the shore were flowers of every kind. It was spring now, so I could smell the flowers as we were walking along the

was in front of me, tears

it, right?" Xander's hands were in his