Listening to these tittle-tattles rendered Bruce in relief. I told you so.

These two men are more like a couple than Louis and Charlotte.

Zachary glowered upon hearing the whisperings. This gossip happened to back Bruce’s suggestive remark earlier.

“Goodness! What are they talking about?” Louis was so embarrassed that his cheeks flushed. “They actually thought that you and I…”

He pointed at Zachary and then at himself. Right after that, he covered his face bashfully.

Zachary couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Ugh… this is just great. How typical of you to use such exaggerated body language.

 

“Louis!” Charlotte called out.

“Here!” Louis was just about to rush to her side, but Zachary held him back. Tense, Louis tried to push Zachary away. “Hey, let go of me. Everyone is thinking that there’s something fishy going on between the two of us, and yet, you’re still holding my hand. We’re never going to be able to clarify this.”

 

“You trust her instead of me?” Zachary asked with his furrowed eyebrows.

“No…” Louis was hesitant to make a choice, so he returned, “Well, you can stay and dine with us. Whatever there is, let’s leave it until after the meal, alright?”

“Okay!” Zachary released his grip on Louis.

Louis sitting on one side while

was still abuzz with the

can

“Sure.” Charlotte agreed heartily.

his seat to the other side and sat next to

swift that it seemed like

the restaurant manager.

as he took the menu over, “Are

raised his glass and took

here?” Charlotte raised her eyebrows and glared at Zachary

glance at her

be like that…” Louis quickly defended Zachary,

about me?”

was a little nervous as he

glass of red wine and asked Louis, “If this were a glass of poison and in between him and me, one of us

was in a distressing predicament and

glass from Charlotte directly and downed everything

and Louis were

inexplicably complicated, and she

was astounded at first, and then, he was

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