Zane buckled up with a smile as he replied, “It’s nothing. I simply told her a horror story.”

“Do I look like someone that gullible?” Sonia stared at Zane, rendered speechless by his reply.

 

After starting the car, Zane wore a defeated expression as he said, “But I’m telling the truth! I can’t do anything about it if you don’t believe in me.”

“This is such a pointless conversation.” Sonia rolled her eyes before averting her gaze.

Abruptly, Zane turned to look at her. “President Reed, I just noticed that you bear some semblance to Julia.”

“Huh?” Sonia was slightly dumbfounded. “I look like her?”

 

“Yeah.”

“How could that be possible?” Sonia shook her head. “Stop joking!”

 

“I’m not joking. This is serious. The outline of your face and eyes look exactly like her.” Zane nodded solemnly before adding, “Yeah, they look almost identical. People might believe it even if you claim that you’re her daughter.”

regained her composure enough to wave her hand. “Our likeness with each other doesn’t mean much. There’re a lot of people who look

guess you’re right,” Zane answered. Neither of them took the discovery to heart, so it was soon

window to allow some cold air to blow on her face. “By the way, I have a question

drove,

Sonia asked, “Do you have a friend whose

the loud music, Zane didn’t catch the

pinched the space in between her brows before yelling,

sliding across the surface of the road. Both passengers were thrown forward, nearly crashing into the windshield before

she turned to face Zane. In her rage, she slapped him on

wheel to rub his face. “Cough, cough! I’m sorry. It was my mistake.” I wouldn’t have stepped on the brakes in

should reveal your true identity to Rebecca. I can’t afford to keep a driver like

because of a single

a dry

driving, but he kept on stealing glances at Sonia. “You were asking who

“Yeah.” Sonia nodded.

surroundings. “Why do

had helped me twice ever since I added him as a

for fear that she might notice how sheepish he seemed. “Although he is a friend of mine, we aren’t that close. I don’t even know his name, since we only had a

abroad meant she wouldn’t be seeing him, which was a relief. She was actually dreading to meet him, for she knew they would be awkward around each other since

that she knew Z-H was abroad, she figured she had nothing to worry about. Yet, she couldn’t shake a sense of dejection while she watched the scenery outside the car window in silence. Meanwhile, Zane heaved an inaudible sigh while thinking that he should go get Toby later on to get some reward from him. After all, it took him a lot

car to enter the building while limping on her two crutches. The moment she stepped out of the elevator, the eyes of a young boy who had been squatting in front of her apartment unit

your leg?” The boy stared at the cast on her leg and the crutches

Tyler’s question, Sonia frowned while

head low before muttering, “I fought with Mom. She wanted me to quit the basketball

to you? Why are you always

why he came to Sonia’s place. All he knew was that he could calm down whenever he

many estates all over the city. How could you have nowhere to go?” Sonia took

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