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.

think he knew I was faking it, but he seemed happy

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

down. “I’ll wait outside,”

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 dress to fit me. A teasing smile appeared on her face when he heard that.

said, biting her lips as she

his date away, so I didn’t

around awkwardly feeling Enzo’s icy fingertips touch the hollow of

pulled the zipper down slowly, and my heart started

Enzo whispered in my ear with both hands on my shoulder,

“You

but I could feel his piercing gaze

deep breath before safely changing out of my clothes. Because of this incident, I felt guilty and didn’t meet Enzo’s eyes the entire way home. “Your face

 

I tidied up my wind-blown hair and made an excuse,”

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

be hot

tightened my hold on the seatbelt.

of the road after a turn.

was startled by his actions. “What’s wrong?”

His throat bobbed up, then

“Isn’t the AC

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