Chapter 56 His Ex


    Valery had been Le''s rival in love for a decade now. Valery was arranged to be married to Zac, and


    she unted her engagement to him like a badge of honor. Now, Valery had her ws so deeply sunk


    in every aspect of Zac''s life that he could never cleanly sever ties with her. That was the reason why


    Zac was forced to leave Dragon City: to escape her clutches.


    "Let''s talk about itter," Zac said in a cold tone, evidently reluctant to discuss the other woman. Le


    dared not ask any more, but she guessed that he knew nothing about the situation, or he would have


    gone back long before then.


    Marci took a nce at her nephew and inwardly sighed, keeping silent.


    She had always said that Zac and Valery''s rtionship was a toxic one.


    At the bar counter...


    As soon as she returned from the restroom, Essie asked for another ss of Bloody Mary. She studied


    Zac over the rim of her drink as she took a sip.


    He and Le seemed to be enjoying their conversation. In general, Zac was indifferent to women, but


    he was close to Le. Evidently, Le upied a very special ce in his heart. To Zac, she was


    probably unforgettable. Maybe their rtionship was in the past, but nothing was stopping them from


    getting back together any time now.


    Essie suddenly felt a weird sensation in her chest. Was the cocktail too sour? She did not want to dwell


    on the feeling, so she finished her drink silently.


    She stepped away from her seat and did note back for some time. On his way to the men''s room,


    Zac passed by the bar counter and saw her.


    Zac approached her, saying with some amusement, "Did you really think that I wouldn''t allow you to


    drink, so that you had to hide here and knock back your wine in secret?"


    "Yes. Do you have any problem with that?" she sniped back at Zac, her nose wrinkled in anger. ''Go


    back to sweet-talking your ex-girlfriend and leave me alone!'' She really did not know why she was in


    such a strange, horrible mood. Eventually, she decided to attribute it to the two thousand dors that


    just went down the drain.


    How humiliating!


    Zac leaned against the counter beside her. "You can drink as much as you want. I''ll apany you."


    He lightly ruffled her hair and ordered a ss of zero degree cocktail. It looked like he had no intention


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    of letting her nurse her drink alone.


    She was slightly confused at his action. Her heavy eyshes shing, she asked him, "Will you be


    going home tonight?"


    He lowered his head to smile at her and answered slowly and carefully, as if talking to a drunk person


    or a child, "If I don''t go home, where will I sleep?"


    His ex-girlfriend had finally returned. Shouldn''t he celebrate with his ex-lover and rekindle mes or


    something?


    She raised her eyebrows in confusion. Zac was as unfathomable as the deepest sea and hid just as


    many secrets.


    "I''m going back." She picked up her ss and headed back to where Zac''s aunt was seated. Staying


    by the bar for too long would be too impolite toward the older woman.


    Noticing how she was weaving on her feet, Zac quickly reached out a hand to help her, but she swatted


    it away. "No, thank you, I can walk by myself." If his ex-girlfriend saw Zac acting like that toward her,


    she might misunderstand again. She didn''t want the other woman to me her.


    Sitting on the sofa, Zac poured Essie a ss of iced water. The cold drink quickly sobered her up.


    The sight of the two of them left a sour taste in Le''s mouth. Hiding her churning thoughts behind a


    gracious smile, Le turned to Zac.


    "What does Miss Essie do?" she asked him in a low voice. As the saying goes, "Know the enemy and


    yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat."


    "Fashion design." Essie had a polite smile on her face. Even so, she could tell that Le was none too


    pleased because of her misreading the situation between her and Zac.


    Le slightly nodded and took a sip of the red wine, and her bright red lips shone like wine-soaked


    cherries. "Zac, aftering back home, I started working at aunt Marci''s publication. I''m in charge of


    the magazine''s newly established ''Women and Jewelry'' section." She tried to draw his attention back to


    her.


    "You did major in jewelry design, after all. That work suits you well," Zac replied in a careless tone, a


    faint smile ying on his lips.


    "We have a jewelry show at the end of the month, so I will be staying here for some time. You wouldn''t


    mind if I go and disturb you every once in a while, would you?"


    She shed a bright smile at Zac, her beautiful eyes curving like crescent moons.


    Zac shrugged his shoulders and did not reply. To Essie, however, his response looked very much like


    acquiescence. She would have to resign herself to weing this visitor at home every now and then.


    After chatting some more, Marci nced at her watch and remarked on theteness of the hour. She


    decided to head back to the hotel first, so Zac stood up and saw her off.


    Before she got into the car, she patted her nephew on the shoulder and said, "I''m going back to Dragon


    City tomorrow. As for your matter in Yang City, I can keep your secret for now, but you can''t run away


    from it forever. Valery practically turned the world upside down in order to find you. You have to give her


    an answer—after all, she is pregnant..."