Chapter 264

---- But even a blind person could see that Asher was doing it deliberately. And since Lucia was paying for the meal, would she murder Thalia afterward? Thalia's strong moral compass made the lunch feel like sitting on pins and needles. That's what she got for considering Lucia a friend. After lunch, Asher escorted Thalia back to her firm while Lucia left on her own. At the entrance to the building, Asher leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on Thalia's forehead. "I won't come up with you.

I have some matters to attend to at the office." Thalia asked, "Were you doing that on purpose earlier?" "Doing what?" "Showing off in front of Lucia. The prawn peeling, the fish bones, all of it." Asher replied, "It wasn't really intentional.

when Lucia had said "I had no idea you were the type to peel prawns for someone," Thalia suddenly remembered that whenever they'd gone out for seafood during their relationship, Asher had always peeled prawns for her. And removing fish bones wasn't a first-time occurrence either. Thalia was about to say

later." Thalia thought about Lucia's request that morning and asked, "Did you know next Saturday is Lucia's birthday?" His expression cooled. "No, I didn't." In truth, Lucia had invited him to her birthday celebration every year, but he'd never attended and had never bothered to remember the date. So

go," Thalia said. "It's just..." "Just what?" "She

I be angry about?" Asher's eyes were full of tenderness. Thalia bit her lip, finding it hard to meet his gaze. "I knew how she feels about you, but I still agreed to bring you to her ---- birthday party. Aren't you worried I don't care enough about you?" "Do you care about me?" Asher countered, his voice low and

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