Chapter 395

Abelin went silent for an instant before saying, "You're like a sister to me."

Zenia pouted and felt upset. "My aunt is your dad's ex-wife. Your mom is just his second wife, so we aren't related by blood anyway!"

He told her the truth, "I have no romantic feelings for you."

"Feelings can grow. Just give it a chance. We can find a spark eventually."

Abelin frowned. "I need to get back to my work. I'm hanging up now."

"Hey, what…"

Zenia's face reddened in frustration when he heard the disconnect tone.

Then, she mumbled, "He always does this and never indulges me. He would rather like a married woman than like me. How frustrating!"

After that, she called Merope. "Aunt Merope, I visited Holly, but I only saw her husband instead. Wait, that's not it. He's her ex-husband."

"Did her ex-husband say anything?"

"He didn't say much, but he was as dashing as Abe."

Merope wasn't interested at all. She answered with a hum and quickly ended the call.

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Meanwhile, Bryce returned to the