Chapter 63: Cupids

"I did call you out for dinner, but did I say I would eat with you?" Ximena asked her, forcefully twisting logic to justify what she had done.

Zaria gritted her teeth and hung up. She didn't hate Ryan. The latter had been her friend for much longer than she had known Ximena, after all. However, she didn't know how to face him when Ximena pointed out the things she said not too long ago.

Ryan witnessed her phone call and smiled to mask his hurt. "Don't you want to eat with me?"

She kept her phone in her purse without looking up at him. "Think about it. If you were in my place, would you want to eat with yourself?"

The man realized that there were things that would not be forgotten if he did not explain himself and apologize for it. "Zaria, I'm sorry. I was angry and…"