Zack’s expression froze, then he looked at Sophia, full of tease. “Were you jealous?” Being the gossip guy, Zack quickly huddled closer to her. “Tell me the truth. Do you still love my boss? If you do, I—”

“Yeah, right.” Sophia scoffed at him, her expression ridden with mockery. “I have a whole ocean’s worth of fish to choose from, so why do I have to keep watch over one in an aquarium?”

Zack clicked his tongue. “You just had to make that pun, don’t you? If the boss heard it, he’s going to feel sad.”

“How he feels is none of my business,” she replied indifferently.

Eventually, they came back to the hotel. The staff was already moving the tables back after the party had ended, so both of them stopped to give way for them. Zack couldn’t hold it in during the wait, so he said, “Look out for the guy who was flirting with you today. He’s overly passionate. I know he’s up to something.”

Sophia looked back at Zack. “So how do you suppose someone’s not up to something when they flirt?” Zack frowned, but Sophia cut him off before he could start, “By being a hypocrite like your boss?”

The comment took Zack by surprise. “Why are you berating him again? Do you hate him?”

Sophia snorted. “Nope. Why should I?” I just feel unsettled when I think of him. I don’t hate him, but something’s just… there.

Zack sighed. “I am being serious. You’re a girl, so you have to look out for yourself. Predators are everywhere, and not all of them are wild beasts.”

“They aren’t predators if I give them consent. Everyone’s just here for fun.” Sophia crossed her arms languidly, but Zack only blinked at her. Sophia droned on, “We’re all adults now, so be more open, hm? I’m not a little girl anymore.”

Zack only blinked, much to Sophia’s curiosity. “What’s wrong? Am I too dazzling for you?”

Zack opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a familiar voice said, “Zack, why didn’t you take my call?”

Sophia froze up for a moment before turning around, and John was just a few steps away from her. As usual, he looked aloof. She wondered if he’d heard what she said, but she bravely looked back at Zack. “Right. You have business to settle, so until next time.” Before Zack could say anything, Sophia went inside the hotel. When she went past John, she didn’t even spare him a look.
The comment took Zock by surprise. “Why ore you beroting him ogoin? Do you hote him?”

Sophio snorted. “Nope. Why should I?” I just feel unsettled when I think of him. I don’t hote him, but something’s just… there.

Zock sighed. “I om being serious. You’re o girl, so you hove to look out for yourself. Predotors ore everywhere, ond not oll of them ore wild beosts.”

“They oren’t predotors if I give them consent. Everyone’s just here for fun.” Sophio crossed her orms longuidly, but Zock only blinked ot her. Sophio droned on, “We’re oll odults now, so be more open, hm? I’m not o little girl onymore.”

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