Chapter 8 Unexpected Company

I forced myself out of bed the following day. The dark circles around my eyes were horrible, and Matthew noticed them. He asked in surprise, “

The following day, I forced myself out of bed. My dark circles were horrible.

Matthew saw my haggard face and asked in surprise, “Are you sick, Coco? Why do you look so pale?”

“You kept me up all night,” I retorted, not in the mood for pleasantries.

He was stunned but hugged me with a shy grin. “No more drinking for you. Exercise is better instead since it helps with sleep.”

didn’t know why, but my stomach churned when I heard his words.

wrong

sleep well. You should

the bed, pulling the blanket over me. “Then get some sleep while I send

them, and I left the

out of the gated community. My eyes teared up as I wondered if only everything could return to how it

spot facing the entrance. I knew it was foolish, but I thought it was

Matthew because I overlooked one crucial

on the

I thought I was at a loss, I saw Matthew hurrying out of the building with his phone. He seemed to be talking on the phone as he headed toward Crowne Square. My heart raced as

wasn’t going far. He crossed the road at an intersection ahead and entered a cafe with quaint decorations and an elegant environment.

the perfect palace for elites in the surrounding commercial district to

Matthew was meeting someone there and glanced at the floor-to-ceiling windows,

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