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CHAPTER 69 - Sweetest Answer
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2021-11-19 15:47:45Chad's POV
I was smiling from ear to ear when I have felt a light tap on my shoulder. I looked over my back and recognize who it was. It was Zidane. He was grinning at me.
"Hey, man! What are you so happy about?" he began to ask, with his eyes filled with dread to know the reason for my happiness.
His question and curiosity made me grin even more. Now I have started to get a vision of myself like a lunatic hyena who successfully completed his mission all throughout his journey.
"Lovi and I.." I began, then trailed off, living it a major cliffhanger for him to fill in.
He waited patiently while still grinning. But I have continued browsing on my mobile phone and never said a word after that, nor have I hinted that there was something to talk about.
"What?!" he demanded to know. I looked right at him and could see the furious expression on his face. I could not help but chuckle at his initial reaction. It indeed worked quite w
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