Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 312

The following day was another day of shooting lessons with Reiner. Today was the last day of our trip and we would be heading back to the mansion sometime later in the afternoon, according to Reiner. I had to say that I made astounding progress in my lesson. By the end of the session, I was able to shoot a pistol on my own with some accuracy. Sure, I wasn’t a pro at it and my shots didn’t always hit the target, but I still thought that I did quite well.

“What do you think? I’m pretty good, right?” I asked before flashing a bright smile at Reiner.

“Hmm…” Reiner made an unconvinced sound as if he was deep in thought.

“What? Say something…” I demanded.

“It needs work…a lot of work,” Reiner said after some thought.

“What do you expect? It’s only been two days!” I exclaimed.

“I guess…you did quite well,” Reiner mumbled as he ruffled my hair.

“Quite well…” I muttered with clear dissatisfaction.

I pouted like a mad kid almost all the way on the ride back because Reiner didn’t compliment me how I wanted him to. Reiner probably found that funny because he was chuckling to himself during our ride back to the mansion. We arrived back just in time for dinner. Lucien sent word that he wouldn’t be back home for a few days. I didn’t need to ask to know that he had gone on a business trip abroad again.

To my surprise, Zak came over unannounced to join me for dinner. It was very rare for Zak to turn up at Lucien’s mansion without a proper appointment. I wasn’t sure if the visit was planned or not, but Zak must have something quite urgent or important to talk to me about if he randomly just popped in here for dinner. It definitely wasn’t just dinner that he was after.

Since Zak was here, I ate with him in the dining room properly just like how I would have dined with Lucien. The chef also went all out with the meal since Zak was sort of like a guest. Reiner stood off to the side of the room in silence. However, occasionally, I could feel his eyes on me.

“So, you went on a trip? How was it?” Zak asked casually.

“It was really fun! I needed a break. Being locked up in the mansion was really driving me insane…” I replied honestly as I toyed with some leaves in my salad with my fork.

“Good to hear. You seem well too. Much better than when I last saw you,” Zak said, sounding pleased.

“Really? I guess…” I whispered hesitantly.

I didn’t like it when people told me that I looked well because that would mean that Reiner had completed his job. Not good…

“The food here is good. Compliment the chefs for me,” Zak said with a smile.

I knew that he was just making small talk. The food probably tasted standard for Zak and neither does he care about sending compliments to the chef. Which can only mean one thing: whatever he wanted to discuss has to be done in private.

“Should we go for an evening stroll? I could use some fresh air. Would you accompany me?” I asked invitingly.

“You always have the most perfect ideas…” Zak complimented.