Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Essie didn't really want to talk to Leila, but with Mandy sitting next to her, she just had to explain. "The truth is, I don't really have a boyfriend. I just had a friend pretend to be my boyfriend for their engagement ceremony." She said this casually while looking straight into Leila's eyes. "Are you satisfied now, Miss Leila?"

Leila pouted and stared at her blankly for a moment. She wanted to say something to get under her skin, but her words had rendered her speechless.

The situation had made Mandy feel sympathetic towards her friend, so she put her arms around her shoulder to hug her. As her best friend, she could easily sense what she was trying to do.

"Your friend seems to have a particular curiosity about me," said Essie, as she took a sip from her glass of wine and turned her gaze towards Zac.

"Curiosity kills the cat," he said. Despite saying this in a light, jokingly way, Leila could tell that what he meant was much serious than it appeared. This made her feel a certain coldness that made her facial expressions harden.

There was deviousness in Essie's eyes as she flickered her lashes and said, "Miss Leila, I have a photo of my pretend-boyfriend on my phone. Would you like to have a look to set your mind at ease?" When she said this, her gaze shifted to Zac, who was sitting right across her. She wondered if the words that came out of her mouth would cause a reaction to this cold hearted man.

Much to her surprise, Zac was unexpectedly calm. There was a faint smile that could be seen from his face, but it was so profound she couldn't really read what it was trying to convey. Leila looked at her scornfully with a face that quickly turned pale. "If it's not real, I really have no interest in it."

"You never know. They may be true," said Zac with a low and penetrating voice that slowly came through, as if trying pick on Essie's words. When he said this, he stared at Essie with eyes as sharp as an eagle. It were as if he was stabbing into her heart, prying into the little secrets she had been trying so hard to hide.

"Is it really possible?" Essie said while trying to repress her anger. She lowered her eyelids slowly while her thick lashes hid her eyes, as two thick shadows were cast under.

"Anything is possible," said Zac with a deep charming smile. He said these words forcefully and with clarity. It were as if he wasn't mindful about the consequences at all.

It seemed like he couldn't care less that the woman who he was trying to get back with was sitting just next to him.

Essie raised her eyebrows as she looked at him. Even more perplexed than she was before.

The next morning came.

Essie made some lotus root soup, one of the dishes Hanson enjoyed the most. After she cleaned up, she went straight to the hospital.

Hanson lied in bed, completely bored while he drafted another design for Bella's winter collection.

The moment she walked into the room, his dark eyes instantly lit up.

"What should I do? It feels like the end of the world each day that I don't see you," he said humorously as he held her hand and kissed it deeply.

Her hands started to tremble and she quickly pulled it back. Her gaze fell to the nurse sitting in the corner of the room, who had a strange expression on her face. Essie assumed it was because she worked for Sunny and thought of her as a mistress.

"Hanson, I came across Sunny yesterday. She was deeply upset when she found out that I've been coming here to visit you. I just came to tell you that I won't be coming back in the future to avoid a misunderstanding between us." She lowered her head and whispered these words with a sullen voice.

He couldn't help the fire raging inside him and tremble when he heard what Essie had told him. He had told all his staff not to report if Essie came to visit him, and didn't expect that someone would turn their back on him.

He unwittingly turned to the nurse and stared deep into her eyes. His gaze was so hard and the guilt sent shivers down her spine and she subconsciously cowered in fear.

He instantly understood what her actions meant, and a sinister expression rose from his face. He growled, "Get out! Don't ever let me see you again!" The nurse quietly ran out of the ward in a hurry.

"Essie!" He put his arm up and caressed her face. The darkness in his eyes quickly faded away when he saw her, succumbing to the softness and tenderness in his heart. "You have nothing to worry about anymore. She's going to France tomorrow and will not be coming back for the rest of the month."

"What?"

said Essie with widened eyes.

'The cunning fox is playing her same old tricks again! Is she planning to escape?' thought she.