Chapter 20


    Zoe’s legs were shaking when she left Mason’s car. She tried her best to not let him notice it. She


    did not want to be embarrassed further.


    What was the big deal, really?


    It was just sex. Mason had done it with her in countless embarrassing positions in the past three


    years. It was merely one more embarrassing moment to add to the pile. Moreover, they did not even


    go through with it in the end!


    It was still pitch ck on the staircase. She could almost smell the erotic odor of when they


    intertwined with each other. Zoe picked up the food container and her violin. She shuffled back


    home.


    She was about to open the door when someone called her, “Zoe!”


    The light at the staircase came on all of a sudden. She saw someone she knew and muttered,


    “E.” Zoe came back to her senses after a while, “How did you find your way here?”


    “I went to the hospital and got your address from Mia.” E lifted her chin. “I came here as soon as I


    got off the ne. Hurry up and make me some food. I’ve been staving for twelve hours. ne food


    was unbearable!”


    Zoe opened the door and let her friend in. E felt a lump in her throat when she went in with her


    suitcase. At that moment, she turned about and gave Zoe a big hug.


    Zoe knew what was on her friend’s mind. She could not help herself but choked up a little, “It’s fine,


    E. Really. I got used to it.”


    E did not say anything. She knew Zoe was lying. There was no way she would ever get used to a


    ce like this. She was born into a wealthy family. Her toilet used to be bigger than this dump.


    It took E a long time to calm down. She tried to make light of the situation when she did. “Make


    me some food. I’m going to take a bath! I’ll be sleeping here tonight. It’s been a long time since we


    last saw each other and chatted.”


    Zoe could not resist hugging her friend again. Cooking was something she was good at. Having


    reheated the pizza, she proceeded to make two tes of spaghetti and a German-style sausage


    while E was taking her bath.


    Then, both of them had dinner together. E tried to break the ice by leaning in close and saying


    softly, “Something happened at the staircase when I was waiting for you earlier.”


    Zoe raised her eyebrows.


    E put on an unfathomable expression and coughed lightly, “I’m talking about sex! It was too dark,


    so I didn’t get a good look at them. However, I think I had it right. The guy was panting heavily and


    the girl moaned quite pleasurably. I’m willing to guess the guy has got a mean wiener!”


    All of a sudden, it hit her. E was talking about her and Mason. She did not think E had hear all


    of it. Needless to say, she was not going to admit it, but E had a keen sense of smell.


    She read Zoe’s expression, leaned forward, and sniffed. There was a whiff of aftershave. E


    looked at her. “It was you and Mason!”


    Zoe lowered her head and continued to eat her spaghetti. She did not answer untilter. “You’re


    right. He was here earlier!”


    E stabbed at the spaghetti. She was pissed off. “Was he still trying to have sex with you, despite


    the mess you guys are in? He shouldn’t have done it on the staircase, anyhow! He looked like he


    had no interest in sex all the time. I didn’t expect him to be this wild!”Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    Zoe was too embarrassed to tell her about what went down in bed with Mason. E felt sorry for her


    and went on to reprimand both Mason and Lilith.


    She ced her hand on Zoe’s back and said solemnly, “Mia told me all about what happened! You


    can’t keep ying violin at those ces, Zoe. We have to take care of our reputation.”


    E took out a cigarette, lit it, and smoked it. She was a model, so she was exceptionally thin. She


    looked somewhat charming when she was smoking. It was a captivating look.


    She said after a brief pause, “You can work for Leslie! He runs a five-star hotel. The audience there


    is of a higher social standing as well. I’ve talked to him. He’ll pay you two thousand dors every


    night. Not a cent less. You’ll get four day''s break every month.”


    Zoe knew about E’s rtionship with Leslie. She wanted to reject her, but E was unusually


    adamant about it. Holding the slim cigarette between her lips, she breathed out grey smoke and


    said nonchntly, “I slept with him a long time ago. This isn’t even a sacrifice!”


    Zoe was too embarrassed to say anything.


    E patted her hand, “There’s something you should take heed of! Do you remember Mr. Aiden? I


    heard that some tycoon in the nation set up some project funding and wanted him to host it. The


    only condition the tycoon had was for him to mentor his mistress!”