I Refuse to Divorce novel (Zoe and Mason) novel Chapter 18

Zoe thought it was quite inappropriate. She was about to reject him when he took out a food container from the passenger seat. “This is some homemade pizza and your favorite Caesar salad. My mom made these and asked me to take them to you.”

She was kind of surprised. “Your mom remembered!”

Cecil flashed her a gentle smile and opened the car door for her, “Come on. Your place is on my way anyway.” It was hard for Zoe to reject him now. So, she got in the car and buckled up.

“Thanks for your help.”

Cecil had his hands on the steering wheel and looked at her cheerfully, “Go ahead and eat it if you’re hungry. They’re still hot.”

She did not want to act as if they were very close. Also, she did not want to make his car dirty. So, she shook her head. “I’ll eat them when I’m back home.”

He did not push her. Cecil started driving away and said after a while, “It’s perfectly fine to eat them at home so you can take your time with them!” With that, his white BMW drove off into the distance.

Mason’s face was so grim that even the grim reaper himself would have been scared away. He took his phone out of the car and made a phone call. He got his answers swiftly. As expected, Cecil was the owner of this restaurant.

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Zoe was probably too tired. She fell asleep in the car. In fact, she was still sleeping when Cecil pulled over. Cecil turned to look at her.

Her face was so delicate, albeit with a hint of weariness. He proceeded to stare at her figure which was covered by her long black skirt. He had never looked at a lady this brazenly.

She used to be a little girl in his eyes. Years went by and she became a lady. Mason was the one who turned her into the seductive lady she was today, no less.

Cecil’s emotions were very complicated now. He could not help but lean in, touch her tender cheeks, and say in a husky voice, “I was the one who knew you first.”