“How did you know I was working late tonight?“ asked Luna as she munched on the food Theo had brought for her.

Theo chuckled. “What if I told you I ‘d been waiting for you outside since 5 pm?“

Luna almost choked on her food. “Really?“

“Of course not, silly.“ Theo leaned against the chair and stretched. “When I was at your friend’s place this morning, I asked for her number, too. I called her just now, and she told me you weren’t home yet, so I guessed that you were probably still working.“

Luna felt relieved upon hearing Theo’s explanation.

Otherwise, she did not know how to react if Theo had indeed waited for her for more than three hours.

She stuffed the rest of the food into her mouth as quickly as she could. “Let’s go.“

Theo chuckled again and helped her clean up the food containers. “Let’s go. The landlord is waiting for us.“

and followed him out of the office. Joshua had been watching everything from his position in a dark corner of the office with none of them knowing.

turned around and glanced in Joshua’s direction, seemingly

elevator doors closed, and the two descended. A split second later, Joshua’s phone rang. It was Alice again, asking

and got into the elevator. When he came out of the building, he caught sight of Theo’s

going home with Theo?

he clenched his fists even

in his pocket started ringing again.

coming home? That crazy lady said that we’re not allowed to eat without you. Neil and I

froze. “Alice isn’t

lady isn’t letting us have any snacks either. She says it’s bad for us! The last thing I ate was the apple

the phone and glanced in the direction that Theo’s car had left. Then, after a moment, he turned around

matter who she chose

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