Chapter 77
I paused for a moment, my hand still holding the cutlery. I looked up at Zachary and asked, “Do we know each other?”
Zachary studied me, his tone cold. He said, “Aunt Yvonne is naive and compassionate. Don’t take advantage of her.“.
He glanced at me again and said, “she doesn’t have a son, and I’m not interested in you.”
Before long, I saw Yvonne walking toward us. She sat down and placed a small plate in front of me with yellow peaches and watermelon.
“What have you two been talking about? It looks like quite a conversation! Do you have a lot in common?” Yvonne asked.
“No!” Zachary immediately denied it, his voice icy,
I smiled and replied to Yvonne, “This gentleman asked me if I was trying to get close to you or if I came here to volunteer because I was interested in him.”
I glanced at Zachary before continuing, “Honestly, if I had to pick, I’d say I’m trying to get close to you, not him. After all, I already like someone, and if I ever get married, it’ll be to that man”
Zachary paused, then frowned, glaring at the v
with cold eyes.
I knew Zachary was only nice to Yvette and that he treated everyone else with an icy demeanor. But at this moment, I gave him a wry smile. What right did he have to treat me like that?
Yvonne, clearly upset, scolded him, “Zach, how can you say something so rude to a woman you’ve just met?
“Don’t mind him, Jules,” she said to me, trying to case the tension. “This nephew of mine is so popular with girls that it has made him paranoid. He thinks everyone has an agenda. You can’t take him seriously.”
“Zachary, apologize to Jules!”
I spoke up, trying to calm things down, “It’s okay, Yvonne. He doesn’t need to apologize. I just want him to understand that there are many people in the world who are more accomplished than him. Not everyone has an agenda.”
Basically, I was telling him not to get too full of himself.
Zachary’s expression darkened, but he didn’t argue.
After finishing lunch, I said goodbye to Yvonne and went to the kitchen to help.
As I walked through the kitchen, I used my keen hearing to catch some of the conversation between Zachary and Yvonne. “Zach, just because a woman is pretty doesn’t mean she has an agenda. Out of all those women who are after you, how many Jules barely looked at you. She has no intention of catching your eye. Why are you being so hostile toward her?”
“Her motives aren’t pure,” Zachary said.
y of them stare at you all the time? But
“I don’t see it that way. Tell me, what do you think her motives are? If it’s not about you, what else could it be? Her family has gone through something tragie. She’s here because she doesn’t want to be alone, I can see through her, she’s a good girl. So, stop being so hard on her, do you understand?”
I hadn’t expected Yvonne to be as straightforward as Zachary said. She really was as innocent as he described.
The sound of washing dishes grew louder, and I couldn’t hear their conversation anymore.
I worked through the attemoon, and after teaching a class, both jason and Yvonne were impressed with my teaching skills.
Just as I was about to leave, Zachary surprisingly offered to drive me home.
too seriously.”
Yvonne, looking pleased, said, “Don’t tum lam down, Jules. Just think of it as him making up for what happened earlier. Don’t take it to Since Yvonne asked ine to accept, I agreed. Before I left, I couldn’t help but check on Beanie.
It seemed that with so many kids here, Beale’s resistance wasn’t as strong. It was happily chasing a ball with the other dogs. The dog food here bought by Yvonne. Once I had a place to stay, I’d bring Beanie home with me. For now, it would have to stay here for a few more days.
all imported,
After Zachry closed the car door, he gave me a cold look “You keep saying you have no intentions, but you’re getting into my car without hesitation.”
“It’satreenide.”
Zachary blinked, realizing only then that I had taken the back seat, treating him like a driver,
Chapter 75
cand glanced at me again, sing “I’ll find out what your real intentions are. This is your last chance to come clean and beg for merry. If I