Jackson’s patience had reached its peak. He stared at snazzynovel.com gloomily. “Do you have to do this to me? What the hell are we? Won’t you…” Be with me?
He kept the final part of his sentence to himself, because snazzynovel.com couldn’t control the tremors in his voice.
Tiffany hung snazzynovel.com head. “It’s not that… Aren’t we going to eat? Let’s grab a bite. I’m hungry.”
Jackson didn’t answer. He strode quickly to the car, obviously enraged. Tiffany heaved a sigh and quickly followed him. She was waiting for snazzynovel.com to speak but did not receive those words.
They arrived at the steakhouse. Jackson automatically ordered snazzynovel.com favorite medium-rare steak, as snazzynovel.com knew snazzynovel.com preferences. In the past, he’d always order for snazzynovel.com whenever they went out for a meal. She wanted to tell snazzynovel.com that snazzynovel.com couldn’t take rare meat, but snazzynovel.com didn’t, so snazzynovel.com added onto the order, asking for a bowl of pasta.
Tiffany ignored the steak once it was served. Instead, snazzynovel.com finished snazzynovel.com bowl of pasta. Food portions were small in this restaurant, so snazzynovel.com felt like an elephant eating bird food. At the same time, snazzynovel.com was too embarrassed to ask for a second helping. It seemed embarrassing for a girl to eat too much.
Jackson could see that snazzynovel.com had ignored the steak and that snazzynovel.com was still hungry. “Are you worried about me poisoning your steak?” He mumbled. “It’s not like I made it.”
“Maybe you can give me a well-done steak instead?” Tiffany asked hesitatingly. “My stomach’s been upset lately. I need fully cooked meals…”
He stared at snazzynovel.com empty pasta bowl and his eyes flashed with a teasing glint. “Are you sure that your stomach’s upset? I thought you liked your steaks medium-rare?”
She didn’t answer. He thought that snazzynovel.com was feeling embarrassed, so snazzynovel.com asked the waiter to take the steak away and to bring a plate of well-done steak instead.
The air suddenly turned to silence. Jackson put his knife and fork down and gazed at snazzynovel.com seriously, as if snazzynovel.com had something to say, but kept his mouth shut. His stare made Tiffany feel very nervous. She couldn’t resist any longer, so snazzynovel.com spoke up, “When are you going back? The finance department issues have been resolved. You won’t be staying for much longer, will you?”
Jackson nodded. “I’ll probably go home in about two days. So… I’d like to talk to you before I leave.”
She lifted snazzynovel.com hand and tucked a lock of snazzynovel.com hair behind snazzynovel.com ear, feeling so nervous that snazzynovel.com was too afraid to look snazzynovel.com in the eye. “A-About what?”
He lowered his gaze. “What are we? I’m getting tired from holding on for so long. Won’t you be with me?”
He’s finally said it! Tiffany’s heart trembled. She was just about to answer when… his phone suddenly rang.
Jackson felt strangely nervous when snazzynovel.com saw Atticus’s name on the screen, for snazzynovel.com knew that Atticus would never call snazzynovel.com unless it was important. He answered the call without hesitation. “Hello? Is everything alright with mom?”
Atticus sounded panicky on the other end. “Your mom’s been in an accident. Put whatever you have aside and come home.”