Chapter 86
To make sure everything went smoothly that night, Lorelei played her part perfectly – blushin
Zack lit up inside, though his face stayed calm and polished. “Then how about we have both f
Loreleisiledaretly. “Some.”
weekend to tale in
Zack finally let out a breath et reliet. He telt like he’d just pulled oft the hardest part of the whole thing He grabbed his phone and shot a message into their group chat: “she said ves Mission accomplished Drinks on me next tim -eight male models, VIP
the club, let’s go!”
Enrica saw the message pop up while she was still in the cab and couldn’t help but chuckle. But a moment later, her smile faded “You do realize this is basically trand, right? Maybe slow down. Something about this doesn’t sit right with me
Zack replied, “Relax She’s super naive. I’m being carefit–she won’t find out.”
Surprisingly, Rachel was also online and jumped in, clearly on Enrica’s side. It’s okay to take advantage of her.
- k. I’m just gonna say it—you’re out of
“When Enrica was about to marry a gay guy, you lost your mind, worrying she’d get hurt. And now you’re out here doing the same standard. If you ask me, just marry someone from your own circle. Cover for each other and keep it simple.”
Given that they were close friends and this was about something as personal as relationships and secuality, Rachel actually kept her to
Zack replied with a bitter little emoji.
It took him a minute, but then be typed back. “You guys don’t get it. With someone like me, if I marry someone below my status for someone above me, they’d never take me seriously
“Even if I try to find setheone on the same level, how many of them are actually like me? When I can’t take care of anyone else,
People are selfish. Right now, all I want is to break free from my parents. Once there’s a lid, they’ll be satisfied.
It was obvious Zack was speaking from the heart, and for a moment, neither Enrica not Rachel
They wanted to call him out. But deep down, they knew this was bigger than him. This wasn’t just one person making bad choices–it was the whole messed–o system. No amount of idealism was gonna fix it.
He was their friend, and they’d said what needed to be said. The rest was up to him. It was his life.
Enrica locked her phone and let out a soft sigh.
Next to her, Zayne glanced over. “What’s wrong?”
Thinking about his situation, she asked, “What would you do if your family insisted you had to have lods? Zayne paused for a moment, then said quietly. “In my family, no one’s opinion matters more than mine.”
She let those words sink in. So basically, be called the shots in his family?
“Must be nice,” she said with a faint smile. “That kind of confidence only comes with power.”
Zack’s problem was that he didn’t have that kind of independence. He had to rely on his family, so they controlled everything, and he had no choice but to follow their lead.
Enrica couldn’t help but feel a little bad for Zack
Zayne took another moment to think and then said, “In high society, love is the last thing that matters. It’s all about leverage. Everyon Innocent.”
she blinked, caught off guard by how blunt he was. She didn’t entirely agree, but then again, her manage to Miguel pretty much proved his pour
She gave a soft laugh and let the topic drop
They arrived in Easia soon after. Enrica turned to him and said, “Wait here. I’m just dropping off the money. I’ll be night back”
Zayne nodded gently.“Alright.”
He watched her walk away, her figure slowly fading into the distance, a complicated expression flickering in his eyes
He low exactly what kind of situation she’d been talking about. What she’d never know was how much he’d gone through just to stand bere now, face these questions on has own terms, with nothing to hide.
