Chapter 7

“Uh, bye. Talk to you later!” Macy cut the line abruptly.

Huh? What was going on?

Didn’t I ask Jared to send her back last night? I couldn’t believe she found herself a one-night stand in that circumstance!

Wait, was that Jared

I proceeded to call Jared next. The phone rang for quite some time before someone picked up

“Scarlett,” he answered in a clear voice. It didn’t seem like he was asleep, so I asked, “What are you doing?”

“I’m driving. What’s wrong?” he replied.

Well, it looked like he wasn’t with Macy.

Chuckling, I told him, “I’m done with work. Are you free this afternoon? Let’s have lunch together.”

“Sure,” he agreed without hesitation.

When I hung up, Nick was looking at me, amused. “Scarlett, seriously?”

him a

“Is it that bad to spend some time alone with me? You keep calling your

ignored his outburst and gazed at the bustling city. “A City is developing

right in the bustling area, I told Nick, “This is

was trying to change the topic and huffed, “Fuller Corporation’s building

to know

and added, “My mom bought this building with another tech

couldn’t help but admire this capable woman. She

recalled her saying she had another daughter when we were in Pear Garden, “You have a sister?” I asked Nick

to hate this topic as his expression soured. “That’s her daughter. It has nothing to

stopped talking about it at once. Looking around, I noticed a store selling cream puffs on the first floor of International

Nick, I suggested, “Why don’t you wait for Jared and Macy in the mall?

Both Macy and I loved eating

a few cream puffs, I stared into space blankly. My childhood memory was fuzzy by then, but I remembered how I loved eating cold

male voice rang in my ear.

store owner hadn’t hummed in acknowledgement, I would’ve thought I was

always got the better of me. I didn’t know when it started, but John had always

brightly, but a chill was running down my spine, seeping into my

a man greeted me icily, “Letty, long

with difficulty. The cream puff store owner handed me my order, but I couldn’t

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