Transmigrated: I Became My Nemesis's Woman novel Chapter 115

Chapter 115: He was popular

A deafening silence filled the private room of the restaurant.

Ivy could practically feel Xander’s gaze fixed on her from across the table.

The problem was—the man hadn’t said a single word since they arrived.

At first, she tried ignoring it by pretending to focus on the menu.

Then she tried drinking water.

Then she even attempted staring out the window.

None of it worked.

Because no matter what she did, she could still feel those sharp eyes on her.

Finally, unable to endure it any longer, Ivy placed the menu down and looked directly at him.

"Did you bring me here just to stare at me?"

Xander remained leaning lazily against his chair, one arm resting on the table while his dark eyes calmly observed her.

Under the warm restaurant lighting, his cold features somehow looked even more unfairly attractive.

And annoyingly enough—

Seeing him look at her like that made Ivy’s heart flutter slightly.

Realizing her own reaction, she quickly looked away.

Unfortunately, that small movement didn’t escape Xander’s notice.

His pupils darkened faintly.

"Am I not allowed to stare?" he asked calmly.

Before Ivy could answer, he added casually—

"Or were you too busy talking to your old crush to notice my texts?"

Ivy immediately snapped her eyes back toward him.

"Excuse me?"

Her disbelief only made Xander raise a brow.

"You heard me."

Ivy stared at him for a second before narrowing her eyes suspiciously.

"I didn’t purposely ignore you," she defended herself. "I just didn’t want Kevin to see us together."

"Why?"

The question came instantly.

Without hesitation.

Ivy blinked at him.

The way Xander looked at her so directly suddenly made her feel oddly cornered.

Since he clearly intended to overthink everything anyway, Ivy decided to answer in the most straightforward way possible.

"Why?" she repeated. "Obviously because we don’t want him knowing about our relationship."

The moment the word left her mouth—

Xander’s entire expression subtly shifted.

"Relationship?" he repeated slowly.

For some strange reason, the irritation sitting heavily in his chest moments ago suddenly disappeared.

Completely.

Meanwhile, Ivy instantly realized what she had just said.

Her eyes widened slightly.

"I-I mean," she corrected herself quickly, "we don’t want unnecessary attention."

But Xander barely seemed to hear the correction.

The faintest curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

Ivy immediately regretted opening her mouth.

"You’re impossible," she muttered under her breath.

Xander leaned back comfortably, looking far too pleased with himself now.

"So," he said casually, "Kevin Herthwart was your crush?"

Ivy nearly choked on her water.

"No!"

Xander gave her a look that clearly said he didn’t believe her at all.

"You looked nervous around him."

"I was not nervous."

"You avoided eye contact several times."

"You were observing that?"

"I observe everything."

Ivy stared at him speechlessly.

This man was genuinely unbelievable.

Xander, however, looked strangely relaxed now compared to earlier.

Truthfully, seeing Kevin walk beside Ivy outside Globe Entertainment had annoyed him far more than he expected.

The two had looked comfortable together.

Familiar.

And Kevin’s attention toward Ivy had been obvious enough to irritate him the entire drive here.

But hearing Ivy casually refer to whatever existed between them as a "relationship" had unexpectedly erased most of that irritation.

Even if she clearly panicked afterward.

"So you liked him," Xander concluded calmly.

Ivy rubbed her forehead tiredly.

"Every girl in school liked Kevin back then," she admitted reluctantly. "He was popular."

"And now?"

The question slipped out naturally.

Ivy looked at him suspiciously.

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