Although I said I was going to get along with Theo like a friend, I did not know how t o do that. Throughout the many years we were together, there were indeed warm and sweet times between us but they were rare. Most of the time was spent either quarreling or in silence.
"What are you thinking about?" Theo's low voice entered my ears.
I came back to my senses and shook my head. "Nothing."
He took the clean plates from my hands and asked me with a face full of seriousness, "Do you like Jordan a lot?"
I froze, feeling a little dumbfounded when h e suddenly asked the question.
I saw Theo looking at the living room and followed his gaze.
Jordan and Shannon were playing. Thinking about how my mind had just wandered off, I realized that Theo might have gotten the wrong idea.
He thought I was gloomy because of the sweet interactions between Jordan and Shannon.
I looked at him and saw his dark eyes looking motionlessly at me. I suddenly wanted to mess with him, so I nodded and said, "A lot. Any woman would be truly lucky to meet a handsome and outstanding man like Jordan.”
As soon as I said those words, I felt the temperature around me drop.
I did not say anything else and lowered my head to continue washing the dishes.
I thought he would mock me at first, but surprisingly, he did not say anything at all.
I looked at him in surprise. Seeing the calm look on his face and his expression that was difficult to tell, I could not help but ask, “Don’t you have something to discuss with Jordan?"
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