A Beautiful Misunderstanding

His gaze pierced through her body and landed on her neck. Slowly, he was taken back to the past. This dark past consisted of him and the evil girl. The wound began to ache once again.

Hearing what Leila said, Essie's heart twisted. All of a sudden, the necklace that had attracted her became too dazzling to bear.

Essie didn't expect that Zac and Leila had such a strong history. His love and concern for her must have been quite sincere! This sweet and passionate love brought Essie's admiration. But at the same time, she was also a little sad. A complex and indescribable feeling crept into her heart like a poisonous snake that was spitting out the core from her back. Her heart was entangled by it, suffocating her.

Somehow, she tried to convince herself she wasn't jealous. She told herself it was due to the weight of the task assigned by Mandy. But they seemed to have sworn to love each other forever. Was it inappropriate to place obstacles in their way?

When she sighed in her heart, Mandy entered the scene. "Zac," she greeted him first.

There was a glimmer of light in Essie's sad eyes. "Mandy, you're here!" Thank God! She could get rid of the burden and now it would be Mandy's turn to bear the weight of this confession.

and cast a gloomy glance at the culprit who

in Leila's eyes was as ferocious as that of a

the right to talk to

with somewhat similar emotions. From head to toe, she glanced at the beauty who was standing before her. Even though Mandy herself was quite a beauty, Leila's

and these two women

started ringing. Excusing himself, he was out to answer the phone.

Mandy sat on opposite sides. Essie was about to sit with Mandy but

Leila. When she was about to sit

bit offended.

picked up a stool and brought it near the table, seating

maintaining her elegance and dignity. She seemed like a woman who was always composed and would never let her guard