Chapter 31. I Am Very Straight
Zachary was moved. He could’t resist being bewitched and deceived by Arfler’s quite and innocent appratace nere again.
He put emphasis on his question, making it clear that
my men, and he was nothing special tocher
But Aether didn’t understand. In her eyes, fiendship was something bonad and all–encompassing the treated all of their favorability.
She didn’t know how to respond to that, so she simply lowered her head, trying to avold the tople
Zachary’s gaze then tell on her hand which hail potten caught in the
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In that instant, he pushed aside all his frustration and said, “Why are you post standing there? diet in already.
So, Arther stepped inside and stood next to him.
Zachary them grabbed her hand and looked at the redness around her launchdes. The conreuniadiseyes was alivious.
“I really don’t understand you. To please us, you took a bullet focastramper. And just to make me feel better, you got your fund caught in the elevator door
“Weiber, do you not feel pain?”
Fit actually hurts a little, but it’s okay, it heal, Arther honestly replied, stil sam
“Dut some wounds leave scars, ”
Zachary let out a self–morking laugh and released her hand, his expression tunning distant.
Aether could sense that Zachary was no longer as carefree as before, it was as if something was weighing on his mind now
She reached out and touched his forehead, “Zachary, you look better wins you sindle.”
“You’re a guy, Can you stop being so fiaty with another guy?
**This is flirty? I didn’t know nother withdrew her hand, looking like a child who had done something wrong
“You never understand boundaries.”
“Huh?” Aether looked embarrassed.
Did she really not have boundaries? But she hadn’t done anything.
Was it because the touched his forehead just now? Did ill count as crossing aboundary? Thur she didn’t mean anything by it
“If that was inappropriate, I’ll be more careful next time. Zadury, don’t be upset,– Aether slicetely apologized.
If I ask you to do something, will you always do it?” Zachary aslind.
Arther looked at Zachary with pure sincerity and sindlesd, “Yeah! As long as it makes you as luppy and carefree as before, I’m willing to do anything.”
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What if I want you to stay away from Wesley?
Afflict was confused “Why would I do that?”
“Aren’t you guys first friends?t
Tonly want you to tiral tur na
anyour else!” Zachary fully volved the deepest thought in his heart. “Don’t you think you’re spreading your affection too
Arthies was even unir continued now. “is that even a thing when it comes in filetulship? Yoncalve many bends, tight t’mnot dating anyone, as you can’t say
Zachary was at a loss for words. He had no legitimate ir asunto demand that Aether be nice to only him
“Forget it. Do whatever you want,” Zachary muttered as he stepped out of the elevator.
Arther followed him, tugging on his sleeve. “Zachary, Il Edid someilingg tu spurt you, I can apologize. l’in sonty. Ever since I started living with you, I’m always
nimbling Woit and making youuquet.”
[Zachary Comer’s favorability +1 Current Loudillay: 201
Arlber’s sinceritylen Zachary with no choice but to tum his frustration howard, silently digesting it. No matter how be filed, he just couldn’t stay mad at her, He also didn’t want in are Arther feeling guilty.
„Artfiri wasn’t at fandi. She didn’t lanowanything.
“You did nothing wong Pinthe problem. it har thing to do with you,” he said Then, he turned to open the door, and Aether followed him inside.
Zalary pulled a first–ald lat from under the bed. After that, I walked over to Aether, pulled her onto the couch, and took her hand to treat the wound
As be applied the medicine, he gently blew on the wound.
mjivorce capted both concern and frustration. “Tlist, you’ve boaised. Then, you’re shot. And now, you got crushed by a door. As long as you don’t die, do you just Keep tuuling ways to throw yourself isto danger? Do you think you’re a cat with nine Inveche
archeriidači bespoist tubermind, it she died, she could just geband.
i stari oven. Nevertheless, it would still hurt
distracted by it.
As Pachay treated Aether’s stall hand, he found himselt gettin
(was soll and plump, and smooth and tender to the touch. It was so fair and delicate that it stined thoughts he shouldn’t be having
I trusted him of that day.
Suddenly, a sepse of impulsiveness took over his min
Zachary swallowed hand and inched closes andclover
dret, aut his gazet
e lingered on Arther’s delicate and serene fare.
Arthes wasn’t hirathakingly beautiful, but she was trustdly channing
— so much so that Zachary, am.
amm, was on the verge
of losing control over another man
He was about to kiss het.
Keiber shank back in alamu “Zachary, Ema
mut before she emild finish, Zachary silenced burr
The Heroch kissed her, deepening the kiss before she had the chance to react.
Aether was shocked.
Zachary had consciously initiated the loss, and it intoxicated his
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Chaintentionally, Arthet let out a soft moan.
That sound jolted Zachary back to reality. He let go of her, finally seeing the person in front of him clearly.
Right Aether was a man.
Had he lost has mind? How could he kiss anotherman?
Fanie stücken and humiliated, Zachary hastily found an excuse. “Sorry, I was thinking about my ex. I don’t like men. Don’t get any ideas. I feel absolutely nothing
With that, he shot to his feet and mashed into the batheneen, tuming on the cold shower like he always did.
Meanwhile, Artber collapsed onto the couch, unable to process what had just happened.
tterkistelt wollen from how hard Zachary kissed her, and her whole body felt weal. Even het legs were too unsteady to step att the couch.
She sat there for a long while before tually getting up to make something to eat.
She made two portions just in case, but when Zachary emerged from the bathroom, he looked as if he was about to head out.
“Zachary, I made some food. Aren’t you going to eat?” Aether asked.
“1’is going out tonight to party with a bunch of women. I’m going to sleep with someof them, too. thave no time for you. I’m straight, got it? Very straight.”
She had unly asked if he was going to eat if he was, then she’d set out two portions. If he wasn’t, she’d only make one
White lie was going, or whether he was straight or not, seemed completely unrelated to berquestion.“–
“Zachung, I was just asking if you were going to eat. Aether repeated.
‘an not coming, back tonight! Don’t wait up.”
Aether was confused Was that supposed to be an answer to her question?
