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

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

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

we reached Lilla’s bedroom, Enzo put me down. “I’ll wait outside,” he

his hand. “Wait, don’t go.” Enzo raised an eyebrow. “What’s wrong?” I swallowed nervously, not knowing what 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 dress to fit me. A

then,” Lilla said, biting her

so

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

slowly, and my heart

my ear with both hands on my

Thanks.” I swallowed. “You can wait outside now.”

didn’t dare look Enzo in the eye, but I could feel his piercing gaze on

clothes. Because of this incident, I felt guilty and didn’t meet Enzo’s eyes the entire way home. “Your

 

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

his face and didn’t expose me, instead turned up the AC in the car.

won’t be

I tightened my hold on the

pulled over to the side of the road

by his actions.

still on the steering wheel. His throat bobbed up, then he looked at

didn’t understand. “Isn’t the

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