Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 65

"Our families have a history of conflict and opposed the relationship between the two of us. Otherwise, we would have been married." Leila truly believed that her relationship with Zac wasn't able to develop further because of the dispute between the two families.

Mandy sneered, "If you truly loved each other, you could overcome any obstacle. I'm afraid to say but I think he simply didn't love you enough."

"Do you know who else has the freedom..." Leila stopped before she could finish her words when she realized a secret almost slipped her mouth. Zac had made her promise never to expose his true identity. Besides, if they found out that he was actually from a rich and famous family, all the girls would do anything they could to take him away from her.

Essie watched them with a sympathetic look in her eyes. From Leila's statements, she concluded that Zac was disliked by her family because of his poor background. Therefore, they couldn't have a solid foundation for their relationship. However, Zac was no longer poor nor unemployed. He deserved some recognition at least for having been able to buy himself a house and having a rich aunt.

She sat there watching the two girls as these thoughts passed through her mind, when she saw Zac walking towards them.

"Have a seat here, Zac!" Leila and Mandy both said, almost in complete synchrony.

Zac glanced at the two girls for a long while before he finally decided to sit beside Leila. He had done so purposely to irritate Essie.

Leila sat there and couldn't help but have a triumphant smile plastered on her face.

Disappointed in Zac's decision, Mandy slowly lowered her eyes to the ground. The dark shadow was cast underneath her thick eyelashes, causing a somber atmosphere.

The expression on Mandy's face evoked Essie's sympathy as Zac was clearly in favor of Leila. She was surprised to feel the weight of her best friend's pain. If Essie was in Mandy's position, she would have already left without hesitation. She was not the kind of person who had the courage to walk straight into a wall and pursue a relationship that didn't belong to her. For this reason, when she was unable to express her love for Hanson, she quickly decided to give up, move past the situation and simply forget about him. All that time, she had never expected that he would love her back. He even deliberately got into an accident and broke his leg to escape from his marriage.

Perhaps love also likes to play the game of hide and seek. The more you desire for this love, the more likely it will hide so you can't get it. The moment you have lost all hope, it suddenly appears out of nowhere, leaving you with no time to digest it.