34. Dinner at your house.

"Zayn. I managed to follow your advice," Oriaga said after sitting in the passenger seat. He laughed, remembering Elia's expression when Oriaga ended their ill-fated dinner.

Zayn frowned at the man's behavior. "What does that mean, sir? I don't understand."

"I played a trick on her and ruined her dream dinner. I punished her."

"Oh my." Zayn couldn't believe it, and he drove the car out of the basement parking lot. "You did it, sir?"

"Yes. Maybe I could have run away while pretending to go to the toilet, but it seemed so embarrassing and made my self-esteem drop before her eyes. I didn't want others to judge me that low."

"Then what made your wish come true?"

"You must find this hard to believe, but I must say that Amanda called when the situation favored my wish to escape from that place immediately."

"Wow!"

"So, now that I'm visiting her house, I want to see her upset face when she finds out that her future husband is coming."

"Yes, sir."

***

Amanda slammed her cell phone on the bed