Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 374

"Wow, you finally remembered I exist!" Catherine's voice carried a hint of annoyance.

"Hey, I've been running around like crazy all day. It's a miracle I can even dial your number. Be grateful, will ya?" I retorted with a smug sense of pride before asking, "So, what have you been up to all day?"

"Sleeping, mostly. Just horsing around with the kids this evening," Catherine drawled lazily. "I'm on vacation, remember?"

I snorted, "Sleeping all day, doing facials, too. What's the matter, getting old?"

"What do you think? Sleeping is exhausting, you know?" she argued with conviction. "I'm not getting any younger. Got to take preventative measures so I don't age faster than I did last year."

Her words nearly had me hanging up the phone, ready to call her out, "You sound like you're freaking out over a crisis. What's going on?"

"Nonsense!" She snapped back, though I couldn't see her face.

"Logan's heading back to Goldenvale Town tomorrow. You planning on joining him?" I threw out a little bait, testing her reaction.

Sure enough, she gasped, "What? Who said that?"

"I'm not even done talking. What's the rush?" I teased, eyeing her mask-covered face as if it were the gospel truth. "Didn’t he ask you?"

"No... He said he'd be staying for a few days!" Catherine sounded utterly suspicious.

I almost burst out laughing but held it in, continuing, "We had dinner together tonight."

"What?" She exclaimed again, a mix of shock and irritation in her voice. "He told me he was busy. What's he playing at?"

Internally I was scoffing at her obvious concern, thinking, 'Well, well, the cat's out of the bag now, isn't it?'

"What's he playing at?" I echoed, feigning ignorance. "Since when do you schedule Logan's plans?"