NovelEnglishThe day after Sylvia found out that Rupert had helped her get in touch with her dream school, she went straight
to find Lester.
She told him everything.
Since they were dating, she didn't want Lester to hear it from anyone else. Lying to him just felt wrong-especially
when he'd always treated her so well.
After listening, Lester's advice was simple: be honest with Rupert and set things straight. As for the school, it was
her future—she should pick whatever was best for her.
But Sylvia really didn't want to see Rupert in person. That's when she thought of asking Orson to pass on the
message.
As soon as Orson's nwas mentioned, Zion immediately volunteered to help.
Only... it had been over ten minutes since Zion sent the message and there was still no reply.
"Zion, did you do something to tick Orson off? He's Rupert's assistant-his phone is practically glued to his hand. If
he hasn't responded by now, he's probably ignoring you," Sylvia pointed out.
Zion clicked his tongue. "He's really holding a grudge, huh?"
Sylvia eyed him suspiciously. "What did you do, exactly?"
Zion gave a mischievous grin.
Sylvia had a bad feeling and quickly said, "Never mind, I'll just ask Chris to help."
She pulled out her phone and messaged Chris.
In less than two minutes, Chris replied.
"All set. See you soon," followed by the address of a nearby bistro.
Zion wasn't grinning anymore.
Lester looked up from his paperwork and glanced at Sylvia. "Wantto cwith you?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"No need. Orson's Rupert's assistant-if people saw you two together in private, it could get messy. Chris will go
with me," Sylvia explained.
Lester closed the file and said thoughtfully, “Chris is always there for you, isn't he?"
Sylvia was about to nod, then realized something was off in Lester's tone.
"Are you jealous?" she teased.
"Like I haven't had enough to be jealous about lately?"
As he spoke, Lester reached over and pulled Sylvia into a gentle hug.
Zion, catching the vibe, made a quick exit.
Sylvia tensed in Lester's unfamiliar embrace, her hand stiffening before finally relaxing.
Lester always smelled nice-like fresh laundry and sunlight, warm and comforting.
She let him hold her, telling herself to get used to it, slowly unwinding.
But when he leaned in close to her cheek, she instinctively held her breath and leaned back a little.
Lester noticed and eased up, gently squeezing her shoulder.
"Relax. I'm not going to eat you," he teased, his words meant to make her blush, but Sylvia went pale instead.
She couldn't shake the feeling that someone had said those exact words to her, long ago.
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Sylvia touched the soft scarf and nodded. "Okay."
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