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

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

the faint smile in Enzo’s eyes, I bury my head

me down. “I’ll wait outside,” he said

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 teasing smile appeared on her face when he heard that. God, what the heck was I saying? I really wanted to bite my tongue off. Enzo chuckled.

said, biting her lips as she ran out the

date away, so

fingertips touch

down slowly, and my heart started

done,” Enzo whispered in my ear with both hands on my shoulder, standing close to me.

swallowed. “You can wait

in the eye, but I could feel his piercing gaze

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 the entire way home. “Your face is red,” Enzo suddenly said.

 

I tidied up my wind-blown hair and

expose me,

be hot now.”

my hold

of the road after

by his

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

understand. “Isn’t the AC

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