Chapter 36

 Before I could react, Enzo dragged Kyle away from me by his collar. 

“A verbal thank you would be enough,” Enzo snapped, his face a little sullen. 

Kyle laughed dryly and kept glancing upstairs; I immediately understood what he meant. Kyle had probably brought his date home, but he didn’t want Lilla and Enzo to know. 

The most important thing to do now was to get Enzo and Lilla away. I focused on the unfinished red wine glass and pretended to head to the sofa to sit down. 

But then… I turned my hell and hit the coffee table directly. The glass fell to the ground, spilling red wine all over my dress. 

“Oh, dear!” I exclaimed. 

Enzo walked over. “What’s wrong?” 

I learned on him and gasped, “I knocked on the coffee table with my knee, and my skirt is ruined.” 

“It’s okay, I have clean clothes in my room. You can wear mine for now,” Lilla said. 

Just what I wanted. 

But instead of following Lilla upstairs, I raised my head to look at Enzo and frowned. “I hit my leg, and it hurts. Could you carry me upstairs?” 

golden-brown eyes. Then a playful smile spread on his lips.

knew I was faking it, but he seemed happy to play along.

the faint smile in Enzo’s eyes, I bury my head into his chest and sneaked a hand out

me down. “I’ll wait

to say but blurting out in panic, “I can’t reach the zipper on my back. Can you help me?” My face must be burning red like fire right now. Lilla had just found a

then,” Lilla said, biting her lips as she ran out the

his date away, so I didn’t stop her. Now, the problem was on my side

icy fingertips touch the

slowly, and my heart

with both hands on my shoulder,

swallowed. “You

Enzo in the eye, but I could feel his

sound of door closing. I took a deep breath before safely changing out of my clothes. Because of this incident, I felt guilty and didn’t meet Enzo’s eyes

 

at him as I tidied up my wind-blown hair and made an excuse,” Maybe the weather is too

a smile on his face and didn’t expose me, instead turned up the AC

be

my hold

the side of the road

startled by his actions. “What’s

top of his shirt, his slender fingers still on the steering wheel. His throat bobbed up, then he looked at me and said, “I

understand. “Isn’t

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