Before Tony coulde around, an annoyed voicemanded, “Get out.”
Finally, Tony snapped out of it, and he quickly apologized with a grin, “Sorry for the intrusion. You two,
please continue.”
With that, he scurried off, closing the door behind him. Shirley’s face turned red with embarrassment.
Great, there’s no rifying the situation anymore! And what was I thinkingst night, sleeping in
Zacharias’ bed?
She lifted the covers, got out of bed, and hastily opened the door to leave. Just as she stepped out, she
saw Tony still there. However, he didn’t make fun of her. Instead, he asked, “Goddess, did you sleep
wellst night?”
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“It’s not what you think. Your uncle took sleeping pills, and I was just keeping himpany…” Shirley
tried to exin, but Tony’s eyes were teasing, making her realize that the exnation was futile.
“Never mind. Nothing happened between us,” she said and went downstairs. After returning to her
room, she took a few breaths to calm down. Good Lord, that was embarrassing!
Twenty minutester, Zacharias came downstairs dressed in a ssic ck suit, exuding a captivating
charm.
“Sir, the convoy is ready. We can leave now,” Freddie said.
“How did you handle those people fromst night?” Zacharias asked.
“They’ve all been arrested.”
“Don’t let them off easily,” Zacharias grunted in a deep voice. Although Freddie didn’t understand how
those thugs offended Zacharias, he knew that this matter had to be handled with caution.
Shirley, who was on the second floor, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zacharias’ convoy
leaving. As she touched her face, it was still warm, as if the man’s warmth lingered on her, even though
nothing had happenedst night.
After breakfast, Shirley returned to her room to watch the news. She eagerly looked for glimpses of the
man in the news. Although there were only a few shots, Shirley deliberately paused to stare at him.
She couldn’t help but imagine how he would look if he hadn’t slept wellst night and dozed off in this
setting! At the same time, Ava had just called her good friend. “Lyra, your grandson is still in the
country, right?”
“Yes, he won’t be leaving until after the New Year.”
“How about we meet up this weekend? I’d like to introduce my granddaughter to your grandson.”
“That sounds good. I was actually thinking about that, too.”
“Great! My granddaughter happens to be in the city and is free on the weekends. So, it’s a date. We’ll
bring them out together for a meal. Who knows, they might hit off.”
“It would be wonderful if we could be in-ws! I’m looking forward to it!”
After hanging up the phone, Ava was filled with anticipation. She wanted to introduce her
granddaughter to a young man she knew well.
In the evening, while Shirley was contemting what to have for dinner, her phone rang. She picked it
up and was surprised to find her granduncle calling. “Hello, Granduncle.”
“Shir,e over for dinner tonight.”
“Sure, I’ll definitelye,” Shirley happily replied.
“Great, make sure toe early tonight.”
After hanging up, Shirley felt happy thinking that she was going to have dinner with her family that
night. She checked the time and realized it was time to leave.
Just then, a ck car pulled up from outside. Shirley didn’t expect Zacharias to return at this time. She
opened the door to wee him, but to her surprise, Zacharias remained in the car.
“Aren’t you getting out?” Shirley curiously asked.
“Go change into something else. I’ll wait for you here,” said Zacharias, stupefying her. “Why are you
waiting for me?”
“To go to Mr. Husson’s house for dinner, of course. Did you not receive the call?” Zacharias asked in
return. Shirley was rendered speechless. What? He’s going too? But Granduncle didn’t say anything
about it!
“Are you sure we’re going together?” she checked.
“Do you want to go separately?” Zacharias questioned, finding her question somewhat amusing. “Of
course, we’re going together.”
Shirley had hoped not to have dinner with him that night, but who’d have thought she was still having
dinner with him?