Chapter 70 Stop Pushing Me Away
Chapter 70 Stop Pushing Me Away
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Lenora stiffened, sharing a silent glance with Zachary. Then, she smiled at Allison. “I forgot to wear it. I’ll definitely wear it the next time I see you.”
Mallory chimed in, “Are you talking about Ocean’s Heart from the Aurora Charity Banquet? I’ve heard about it before, but I didn’t make it to the event that night. I can’t believe Zack got it for Nora. Nora, you must wear it out sometime. I’d love to see it.”
Allison might have been easy to fool, but now that Mallory had spoken up, things were likely to get complicated.
“Sure, but Johanne, I think you should get Mallory something similar. I heard that the emerald used for Ocean’s Heart is a large piece, enough to make quite a few bangles. The owner was just playing around with this one.“/
“Really?” Mallory’s attention was diverted by Lenora.
Lenora nodded. “Of course.”
Mallory cast a glance at Johanne.
Johanne let out a helpless chuckle. “All right, all right, I’ll have someone keep an eye out. As soon as we get any news, we’ll get it.”
“That’s more like it.”
Watching the interaction between the two, Lenora felt a pang of envy. “Johanne treats you so well, Mallory,”
“Zack treats you well too,” Mallory said. “He didn’t hesitate to get you a bangle worth tens of millions.”
Lenora simply nodded and didn’t say anything more.
Zachary was indeed quite willing to spend money on her.
However, he was also quite willing to spend money on Susanna.
If there was only one of something, it was surely meant for Susanna.
Only what Susanna didn’t want belonged to her, much like the cake he casually tossed her way.
She was always the second choice, forever someone else’s plan B.
Zachary remained silent, watching Lenora feign cheerfulness in front of Allison and Mallory as she smoothed things over for him. His heart felt oddly numb, filled with an indescribable emotion.
The bangle was not with her.
Where would she get one to show Allison?
After a short while, Gerald’s energy began to wane and he started to doze off. The assistant and the housekeeper helped him upstairs to rest.
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Chapter 70 Stop Pushing Me Away
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Allison said, “You can go if you have things to do. You don’t have to come over all the time. If anything happens to your grandfather, I will call you. Just come for a visit every weekend as usual.”
“Okay, Grandma, we’ll be going now,” Johanne said.
“All right.”
“Ryan, say goodbye to Great–grandma, Uncle Zachary, and Aunt Lenora.”
“Goodbye, Great–grandma. Goodbye, Uncle Zachary. Goodbye, Aunt Lenora,” Ryan said in his childish.
voice.
“Goodbye, Ryan.”
After Johanne, Mallory, and Ryan had left, Lenora and Zachary bid farewell to Allison and left together hand in hand.
Once they were out of the living room, Lenora quickly withdrew her hand from Zachary’s grasp.
Zachary felt a hollow sensation in his palm as he eyed Lenora’s retreating figure. He stepped forward and reached out to grasp her hand again.
Lenora tried to pull away, but Zachary’s grip only tightened. He refused to let go no matter how hard she, struggled.
“What are you doing?” Lenora looked at him coldly.
“I should be the one asking you that.”
“What did I do?”
“You said Grandpa wanted us to get along genuinely and you wanted me to prove it through actions. I’ve been trying, but you keep pushing me away, not giving me the chance.”
Over the past few days, her aloofness had become too apparent.
“I didn’t push you away.”
“You didn’t? Then what’s this all about?” Zachary shook their intertwined hands. “I also saw you giving the cake to your assistant.”
Lenora froze.
She wanted to ask him if the black forest cake from a few years ago was only given to her because Susanna didn’t want it.
However, after some thought, she realized there was no need to question it. It was most likely true.
Back then, they were not well–acquainted, so there was no reason for Zachary to buy her a cake.
Lenora lowered her gaze in silence. Over the past few days, she had indeed felt Zachary’s subtle yet undeniable concern for her. However, her trust in Zachary had long since faded, leaving her unable to accept his care with ease.
“Okay, Can we move back to the master bedroom now?”
Once again, they found themselves back in this bed, with someone lying beside them, radiating an undeniable, intense warmth.
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