“Hehe.” Ellar awkwardly smiled. “She got injured while saving me, so I just wanted to know more about her.”

“Is that all?”‘ Nicole squinted at Ellar, unable to shake the feeling that he was up to something.

There was something obviously unnatural and forced about the expression on his face, and yet he stuck to his guns and insisted, “Yes, that’s all.”

“Oh.” Nicole uttered, trying to stop herself from exposing him.

After shooting him another glance, she said, “Patricia didn’t come.”

“Is she okay?” Ellar asked, seemingly a little disappointed.

“The injury has already healed. You don’t need to worry about it,” Nicole replied with a slight smile as she looked at him.

Ellar looked away in discomfort, and after coming up with an excuse to skedaddle, he said, “I’m running out of time. I’ll go meet my business partner now.”

“Sure, go ahead.” Nicole grinned.

uneasy. Something told him that Nicole had seen through him, and that was good enough of a reason

even wider as she watched Ellar scurry away, almost colliding into a waiter on his way

had fled, Nicole withdrew her gaze and raised an eyebrow. It seemed to her that Ellar was unusually concerned about Patricia. However, they had barely met, so it

two people from getting together if Cupid

was over, lunch was already served, so Nicole shifted her focus back to the food and proceeded to start her meal with

to Nicole, who happily ate them. In most cases, there was no defying Cupid’s arrow, and the best example

gave him a radiant

me, and protecting me!’ Jared returned the smile

“Same here.”

and he felt the same way too. He was grateful for her,

Jared accompanied Nicole back

stopped, Nicole bit her lip, gave Jared a quick

stunned for a

a smile grew on his face as he watched her disappear into

and started

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