Chapter 171 What Else Is There To Do?

(Ruby)

We stopped at a fast food joint on the way back because I hadn’t eaten breakfast and only now I felt hungry.

Jack looked at me amused as I excitedly ordered chicken nuggets along with a spicy chicken sandwich.

“You sure you don’t want some fries?” I asked him one more time before ordering only for myself.

While we waited for the greasy meal to arrive, I sat across a cozy booth from him and looked at him with a narrow gaze.

“What?’ he asked with a laugh.

“Have you been eating alright lately?” I asked him, genuinely concerned about the state of his well-being.

Over the course of the week during which he had ignored me, Jack’s cheekbones have become more prominent and his stubble remains unshaven when he absolutely hated having a stubble.

“Ruby, I’m okay,” he reassured me but I was still not convinced.

Silence followed between the two of us. It was odd because previously we could not shut our mouths whenever we were together.

After we patched up, it still felt like there was a wal