Zac didn't answer, but in his heart he gave an answer of refusal. Besides, Essie was the only woman that he wanted to have.
"Leila, didn't we say that we would be good friends forever? I will keep my promise. "
"At that time, I thought that I was a member of the Qin family and we were doomed not to be together, so I asked for being friends. But now I'm not a part of Qin family anymore. I can marry you and be your wife. I don't want to be just a friend of you. " Leila shook her head hard.
"Promise is not a joke. It can't be changed." Zac said in a firm tone.
Leila's heart was like being kicked into the ice sea. It was so cold that her limbs were frozen. She would not give up. Even if Essie could take him away, she could also take him back.
As soon as she came out of the Emperor, Leila went straight to the Hengyuan to find Essie and declare war with her.
"I've just come back from Zac's company. We are together for the whole day. We don't have to worry about the no-marry ban between Rong and Qin family. We can get married and have children. We can live happily together." She grinned and pretended to be excited.
"So what?" Essie replied in a calm voice
"So I hope you can stay away from Zac. Stop pestering him and be a third party to destroy our relationship." Leila warned.
"Miss Leila, you came here to tell me this. Are you lacking of confidence?" Hearing this, Essie sneered. Weren't she worried that they would be apart soon if they showed off their love in such a hurry?
"I'm confident. It's just that after so many setbacks we have experienced, we can finally be together. I don't want anyone to interfere in our relationship and ruin our happiness." Leila raised her voice deliberately to hide her guilt.
"Miss Leila, you don't have to tell me that. I'm not interested in your business. I have a lot of things to do. Take care." Essie didn't want to waste her time with Leila anymore. Whether they were back together or not, it was none of her business.
"Well, I believe you. Since you have accepted Hanson's proposal, you won't be such a faithless woman who would cheat on two men at the same time." Leila reminded her the relationship between Hanson and her on purpose in case that she forgot about it and swayed.
Essie turned her eyes to the computer and ignored her. Then Leila finished her lies and left.
As soon as the door was closed, Essie fell into the abyss, and her heart was badly mangled.
Zac shall be very happy, for he finally got what he wanted and could marry his beloved one. Could she, a substitute, disappear from his world after he got what he wanted? She smiled bitterly. Her dark eyes dimmed for a moment, with a tinge of light flashing across. No, his hidden disease hasn't been cured yet and he needs her. Even if he and Leila get married, it can only be platonic.
Thinking of this, Essie somehow had a hint of gloating smile in her heart. Although she knew that it was not right, she could not bless them. What's more, she hoped that Zac's hidden disease wouldn't not be cured for a lifetime. She couldn't imagine what it would be like when he married someone else and had a child with someone else. Just thinking about it made her feel terrible.
She had thought that Zac would disappear for a while, and that he and Leila would show off their sweet love for a few times. Unexpectedly, when Essie left the company, his car stopped beside her.
Her heart missed a beat. Before he could speak, she pulled the door open and got in. Her reaction made him feel good. Did grandpa and grandma's words become effective? Or was she irritated by what happened to Leila that she began to care about him?
"Shouldn't you be with your first love now?" She asked.
"You want it?" Asked Zac in reply.
"That's none of my business." She said in a low voice, as if she was talking to herself.
"I'm your husband. If it has nothing to do with you, whom else can it do with?" Zac flicked her forehead as a punishment. This muddled mouth was always stiff. Why couldn't she say some sweet words to make him happy?
"Ex-husband." She corrected him.
"Are you so sure about our divorce?" He crossed his arms in front of his chest with a slight smile at the corners of his mouth, which contained an implicit and profound smile.
"What do you mean?" She was slightly stunned. The lawyer sent her an email, saying that he had signed the contract and submitted the court. Was it still true?
He didn't respond, as if he hadn't heard her words. He started the engine and drove out. Outside the window, a ray of setting sun shone in, lighting up his deep and mysterious eyes.
They had dinner in seafood restaurant and then went to the lake to watch the stars. They hadn't sat together to look at the stars for a long time. For some reason, they really missed this kind of peaceful time.
It was a starry and clear night. There was no disturbance in the dark.
"Frozen guy, is it because you are in a very good mood today, so we are here to watch stars?" There was a hint of jealousy in her tone, which floated in the air with the cold wind.
Zac was keenly aware that the muddled man did care about him as Jim said because of Leila.
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