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?'
sat silently when a cold, mocking smile appeared
contact with Leila? Is it possible for you to simply let
could tell that you are dating. What's the purpose of hiding your relationship
ease if you just decided to be
over it. There's no reason for us to talk about it anymore," said
behaviors. I will be more observant towards these actions of mine in the future, and I hope you can do the same," replied Zac seriously. In Essie's mind, his words were more like a warning than it was
for the other aspects, there's no need for 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 her life, she did for him without any
is your own identity," he answered with a chilling
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
the
in Ivy's mind, so she released a
sit next to her and placed her hand empathetically on her shoulder. "Is anything wrong, Ivy? Didn't you have a good time at your
had fun... However..." Ivy
to the party and didn't get to wear the sister-track clothes?" Daisy asked, clearly concerned. Yesterday, the magazine Daisy worked for had an outdoor shooting, but the photography assigned for the project had to ask for a temporary leave. She wasn't able to attend Ivy's birthday party because
do with you." She leaned over Daisy's shoulder, and murmured with a soft, low voice, "What should I do, Daisy? Someone is trying to compete against me and wants
found out about her relationship with Hanson. She was flustered and broke a sweat from nervousness. She took a deep,
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