章 55: Chapter 55

She waited for him to set the food on the table before she went over to sit silently. 

"This is spicy." He tasted a wing and looked at her. "What's wrong?" 

"Nothing. It does look spicy." She tried to forget about the kiss that nearly happened and picked up her cutlery. 

He was confused by her change of mood. Wasn't everything fine a moment ago? Or rather, he knew exactly what had happened. He just didn't want to believe how different it made everything. 

Just as he dreaded, she intended to go to her room as soon as she was done eating. 

"Are you going to speak to Angel?" He asked to stall her.

"Of course." She sat back down and waited for him to give Mabella a video call. "I still can't believe you covered all the bases. How much time did you have to plan this trip?" 

"A day." He lied and made the call, not letting her have the time to catch on.