Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 81

"Of course. There's even a saying that says 'It takes a decade to stay in a ship together, and a century to..." She stopped her babbling just right before she said the words "to share a bed together" when she saw the look of gloom and disdain in Leila's eyes. The last second, she twisted her tongue and said, "To share a house," instead. She wanted to talk about the fate of their friendship, but the topic was clogged in her throat.

It would have been dangerous to talk of such things, and would probably start a fierce cat fight between her and Leila.

Zac had a blank expression throughout the event, but when he heard this, a subtle smile appeared on his face. The thought of him still being the only man who had been in the same bed as her, relieved a lot of the sadness he had been feeling the whole week.

When he realized he was slipping and acting strange, he quickly restrained his mouth and acted somewhat annoyed. There was a certain perplexity in that situation that aroused his emotions. He couldn't control himself any longer.

"Are you trying to look for attention?" he said, deliberately mocking her to cover up how he was feeling. He didn't want Essie to notice his soft spot for her.

'Seriously? Who cares?

I have hundreds of thousands of followers in my social media accounts. I don't need your attention.

Your attention is the last thing on my mind,'

Essie thought silently and frowned. "Confidence is a good quality. But you know it's dangerous when it reaches a point of narcissism. Maybe you should get that checked," she bluntly said. The words just flowed through her mind with utter abhorrence.

Watching the exchange as she stood next to them, Leila inhaled deeply and released a sigh.

She had to admit that Essie really had guts and was completely fearless. Essie was probably the only woman who would ever dare confront Zac, especially mock him in front of everyone.

Leila could never challenge Zac, she wasn't dauntless enough to face a man with that much power. A cold glance from him would leave her shuddering in fear.

However, when she took a look at Zac, there were no signs of disdain or anger. Rather there was a warmth seeping through his body. In reality, he missed bickering and playing with her. Whenever they would get into a fight, she would pout and glare at him with her beautiful eyes, and if not she would start acting cute or play dead. Being away from her the past few days began to get into his skin. Whenever he couldn't hear her noise, or her voice, it left the air feeling empty and lonely.

"Mr. Hanson has arrived," a man from the middle of the room suddenly announced.

Everyone turned to face towards the entrance of the ceremony. When Essie heard this, she quickly turned her head with eyes that glimmered with excitement.

Zac found the light to be particularly dazzling. After having a blissful moment with Essie, his eyes were quickly overcast with a melancholic annoyance.

When Essie saw Hanson's tall and handsome figure, she instantly walked towards him casually.