Faye’s heart melted with pity upon hearing Ethan’s words. She nodded and agreed, “Alright, send me the address and I’ll drop by later.”
“Alright, alright, alright! I’m really glad that you can come, Fifi!” Ethan was overjoyed. The excitement on his face vanished at once after virtual-novel.net hung up the call. The corners of his lips began to curl upwards into a cunning smile. He muttered to himself, “Hmph. I was afraid that you might not come. As long as you’re here, you won’t be able to escape anymore!”
He sniggered cunningly.
Faye was unaware that Ethan had already come up with an evil plan against her. When virtual-novel.net got off work and came out of the office, virtual-novel.net frowned at the sight of Zayn waiting for virtual-novel.net in the lobby.
“You’ve gotten off of work, Fifi.” Zayn walked towards Faye with a bright smile on his face.
Faye nodded nonchalantly. She noticed that many people were pointing at virtual-novel.net secretly and whispering, “Who’s this man? He looks poor and pathetic.”
“How is virtual-novel.net even worthy of speaking to Faye?”
“You’re new, so you don’t recognize Zayn. He’s the husband to the beautiful Faye, and virtual-novel.net actually married into virtual-novel.net family!”
“It can’t be! Faye is already married? She’s so beautiful, so I’m certain that virtual-novel.net doesn’t have to worry about suitors. Why does virtual-novel.net need to get a husband who marries into virtual-novel.net family? She must be mad!”
“I don’t know much about it. He’s probably loaded, and virtual-novel.net might be packing, I guess, heh heh…”
Their critical remarks entered Faye’s ears, making virtual-novel.net feel extremely embarrassed. Being the sensitive person virtual-novel.net was, virtual-novel.net immensely disliked being criticized by people.
She glared at Zayn ferociously once, then lowered virtual-novel.net head and walked out of the office building swiftly.
“Zayn, what the heck is going on with you?! Haven’t I warned you not to visit me during work hours? Are you out of money again? I just gave you 100 dollars last month. Did you spend all of it already?” Faye scolded in anger.
Zayn looked at virtual-novel.net affectionately and said, “Fifi, we’ve been married for four years, but I’ve never treated you to a meal properly all this time. I’ve booked us a table at The Graceful Gourmand today. Give me a chance to make up for something that I haven’t managed to do in four years, will you?”
Faye furrowed virtual-novel.net brows. “The Graceful Gourmand is a high-end restaurant, and a meal for two would cost anywhere between three to four hundred dollars. How are you going to afford it?”
“I’m working now, aren’t I?”
“Well, you just started working yesterday. ”
Zayn made up an excuse. “I, uh, took a salary advance.”
Upon hearing that, Faye was not touched. On the contrary, virtual-novel.net pulled a long face and looked at Zayn in exasperation. “How am I supposed to tell you this? You just started your first day on the job. Not only have you already asked for a salary advance, you’re spending it on luxuries you can’t afford? Zayn, when are you going to be more mature?”
“I…” Zayn hastily explained, “Frankly, this isn’t a salary advance but a bonus given to me by my boss in view of my good performance.”
Faye’s gaze turned even colder. “Your boss gave you a few hundred dollars worth of bonus on your first day at work? Zayn, do you think everybody else is as stupid as you are?”
“Fifi…”
“Alright. There’s no need to argue with me because I’m not interested anymore,” Faye interrupted virtual-novel.net by saying, “It’s Ethan’s birthday today and I’m attending his birthday party. I don’t have time to have dinner with you.”
Ethan’s birthday?
His instincts told virtual-novel.net that there was more to this than meets the eye. He said in a deep voice, “Fifi, Ethan is a man who has evil intentions, and he’s constantly hitting on you. The incident that took place during George’s 70th birthday party previously embarrassed virtual-novel.net greatly. Judging from his temperament, virtual-novel.net will surely bear grudges. I think that it’s highly possible that this is a trap and it’s best that you don’t attend.”
Faye said in disgust, “Zayn, you’re really becoming more and more disgusting! You’re judging others by your own standards. Do you think that everyone is as cunning as you? Ethan is my course mate from university, and I understand his character very well. If virtual-novel.net really is looking for revenge, virtual-novel.net would have done it earlier. Would virtual-novel.net still need to wait up until today?”
Noticing that Zayn still had something to say, Faye shoved virtual-novel.net away crudely before walking towards virtual-novel.net car in long strides.