After sending Holy back home, Zac felt like he needed to explain himself a little bit more about what happened at the ball that day. He was sure that Essie was convinced with Holy's words and would punish him mercilessly, or maybe even get him sentenced to death.
He would die even more severely and miserably than a convict in the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.
"That night at the ball, Leila and I only attended as friends. There's nothing more to that," Zac said defensively.
Essie contemptuously sneered deep inside.
'Friend?
I think you mean your girlfriend!' she thought aggressively.
"There's no need for you to explain. I don't care about those things. I'm just here to accomplish a goal," she responded with a cold expression that was filled with an ominous hollowness.
"I know." On his face appeared a wry and wounded smile. Zac realized that Essie didn't care for him at all. Her heart was set on Hanson. Essie was only by his side because he didn't want to let her go, and forced her to back into his life.
"Anyway, I just don't want you to misunderstand me," he said with a voice seeping in through her skin like an autumn wind.
'Misunderstand?'
cold, mocking smile appeared
still in contact with Leila? Is it possible for you to
tell that you are dating. What's the purpose
at ease if you just decided to be honest and tell me that all I
over it. There's no reason for us to talk about it anymore," said
hope you can do the same," replied Zac seriously. In Essie's mind, his words were more like a warning than it was out of devotion. He just wanted her to stay away from Hanson in the
you to force me to do anything else," she said bluntly with a cold staring expression as she looked out the window. Essie thought that his mere purpose was to bewitch her and make her loyal to his family, just like Valery was. Everything that Valery had done in
answered
there was a thick fog blocking clarity between the two of them. They were both unable to see each other's true intentions. Despite how much time they spent together, their shadows remained a
the morning came, the Rong
in Ivy's mind, so she released a heavy sigh and
hand empathetically on her shoulder. "Is anything wrong, Ivy? Didn't you have
Ivy pouted
Daisy asked, clearly concerned. Yesterday, the magazine Daisy worked for had an outdoor shooting, but the photography assigned
you." She leaned over Daisy's shoulder, and murmured with a soft, low voice, "What should I do, Daisy?
shocked to hear what Ivy said and assumed that she found out about her relationship with Hanson. She was flustered and broke a
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