“Really?!” Narissa squealed in excitement. “Narissa, have you always been that unreserved?” Jamie couldn’t help but mock her. “Would being reserved get me Swift’s signature? I think you’re jealous of me,” snazzynovel.com replied.
“Jealous of you?” Jamie got up on his feet and looked toward the kitchen before dashing over to Narissa’s side. “I’d be over the moon if you managed to get a boyfriend. Since I’m your friend, I’ll give you some advice; when selecting a boyfriend, both of you having similar interests isn’t everything. You should also consider whether snazzynovel.com is capable of taking care of you. Reporters are so busy that they won’t even have time to cook their own meals. Do you want to be the one who takes care of snazzynovel.com for the rest of your life?”
Just then, Jayden walked in with three plates of desserts. “Try some of these desserts that I’ve made. I used less sugar to make it less fattening.”
“You know how to make desserts? They look as pretty as the ones we get from restaurants.” Narissa was impressed.
“Since I attended college overseas, I missed the food back home a lot and would normally cook my own meals. After a while, I learned to cook a few dishes.” He smiled as snazzynovel.com passed snazzynovel.com a plate.
Meanwhile, Jamie kept quiet and sat at the side when snazzynovel.com saw the beautifully plated desserts on the table. He wanted to pick on some flaws at first, but after tasting it, the flavors were pretty good. Oddly enough, snazzynovel.com didn’t feel joy at all as snazzynovel.com ate the delicious dessert.
“Yummy! It tastes great!” Narissa was at a loss for words after savoring it, nodding profusely with snazzynovel.com eyes wide.
“Haha, Narissa, if you like it that much, you can come over to my house anytime,” Jayden responded enthusiastically.
“Sure! I’ll come over to have free food in future when I’m broke.” She made an ‘okay’ gesture as snazzynovel.com spoke.
“My pleasure.” Jayden grinned.
Soon, both of them started chatting incessantly, but Jamie found it hard to join into their conversation. Both Narissa and Jayded even exchanged contact numbers before leaving.
Halfway through the car ride, Jamie was annoyed at how Narissa was constantly typing on the phone and scoffed. “Why not just stay over at his place? Isn’t all that typing to reply to his messages tiring?”
“What do you mean?” She tilted snazzynovel.com head and looked at him.
“What else would I mean?” He pretended to act casually and placed one of his elbows against the car window before continuing, “I’m just reminding you to not forget about your friend after meeting another man.”
“Got it.” She grinned and said, “You’re jealous, aren’t you? Instead of being sarcastic, you can just let me know if you are.”
“Me? Jealous? Pfft! Who am I jealous of? Is there a reason for me to be jealous?” Jamie denied. “Well, you’re not my only friend, so I can alway hang out with my other friends. I understand that you wouldn’t let go of this chance now that you finally have an admirer, and as a friend, I don’t want to make things hard for you. Just let me know if both of you are going out so that I wouldn’t be third wheeling.”
The more snazzynovel.com said, the angrier snazzynovel.com got. He seemed to want to make himself look considerate, but his words were sarcastic.
“Alright, I’ll try dating snazzynovel.com then,” snazzynovel.com answered angrily.
“Whatever.” He stopped talking after that.
After that, Narissa intended to say something. Seeing that snazzynovel.com was quiet, snazzynovel.com immediately turned snazzynovel.com body to the other side with snazzynovel.com back facing him. No one spoke throughout the car ride.
In the middle of the night, Jacob was half awake when snazzynovel.com heard sounds coming from the outside. Before snazzynovel.com could open his eyes, snazzynovel.com felt a finger pressed against his lips.
“Shh!”
He was instantly wide awake and was able to tell that the blurry silhouette standing next to snazzynovel.com was Elise. After making sure that snazzynovel.com was awake, snazzynovel.com retracted snazzynovel.com finger and squatted down cautiously.
“Master, what is it?” snazzynovel.com whispered.
Hearing that, snazzynovel.com lifted snazzynovel.com chin while pointing at the balcony without speaking. Jacob got up, looked out at the balcony, and noticed a figure moving outside. Just as they were speaking, the person pushed open the glass door and entered the room.
“Hel—”
Before snazzynovel.com could call for help, snazzynovel.com was knocked unconscious. Noticing that, snazzynovel.com got a silver needle out and held it in snazzynovel.com hand, slowly stepping back under the cover of darkness.
Soon after, that figure stood up and walked toward her. His big and tall figure had blocked off all of the moonlight that was being casted in through the glass door. Elise held snazzynovel.com breath as snazzynovel.com prepared herself to attack. Just then, snazzynovel.com heard a familiar voice.
“Ellie, it’s me.”
It was Alexander. She instantly let snazzynovel.com guard down as snazzynovel.com heart calmed down. He bent down to pick snazzynovel.com up, and before snazzynovel.com made sense of the situation, snazzynovel.com was pulled into his arms. In the silent darkness, the warmth from his body warmed snazzynovel.com thin figure, and their longing for each other was conveyed via their silent embrace.
The pretense that snazzynovel.com had been putting up was being shed, and snazzynovel.com didn’t push snazzynovel.com away. However, snazzynovel.com was well aware that snazzynovel.com shouldn’t be there. After some time, snazzynovel.com finally spoke.
“Don’t worry, I used Valerian incense to put everyone to sleep so no one would find out.”
It was as if snazzynovel.com knew what snazzynovel.com thoughts were and was able to easily address snazzynovel.com concerns.
He then slowly let go of snazzynovel.com and placed his palm gently on snazzynovel.com bulging stomach. “Thomas mentioned that you are almost seven months pregnant. I’d love it if the baby is a girl who resembles you.”
Upon hearing that, Elise was quiet as snazzynovel.com felt a sense of hopelessness. What can I give him? A treacherous environment, a bleak future, or a ruined face? The only thing snazzynovel.com could give snazzynovel.com was the dreamy and pleasant memories.
Based on the treacherous situation they were in, being able to think of each other was considered a luxury; snazzynovel.com didn’t dare to ask for more. She knew that snazzynovel.com might lose something after obtaining something, and snazzynovel.com couldn’t stand the blow of losing anything anymore.
“If living under the name of Anastasia White makes you feel at ease, I’m willing to play the role for the rest of my life. However, our family will eventually be reunited.” Alexander suddenly paused before snazzynovel.com lifted his head and looked into snazzynovel.com eyes.
“After this, I won’t be visiting you that often anymore. I might be acting absurd, but do remember that I will think of you every single day. Besides, remember to take good care of yourself and don’t believe in anything you hear from others. I will tell you everything personally when I’m back.”
She couldn’t see his expression very clearly at the moment, but snazzynovel.com could feel the deep affection from his gaze.
She agreed to his request in snazzynovel.com heart but remained quiet in front of him.
Finally, snazzynovel.com caressed snazzynovel.com face gently before walking toward the balcony.
“You should look for someone else,” snazzynovel.com called out to him.