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Chapter 978

Author: Hauling Treasures
last update Last Updated: 2023-04-03 17:00:07
Irene remained composed in spite of Zachary's sharp glare and suddenly smiled.

"Look, I was just trying to convince you not to bother Lulu."

"So what was the point of all that?!" Zachary snapped.

"What do you think?" Irene asked him in return.

"I think it's pointless," he replied.

Irene heaved a long sigh and said, "Me too. I mean, if a person likes you, that's basically love, right? Can a person love you without liking you? That's ridiculous."

That was why she remained so composed when Zachary told her that Isaac only 'liked' her—from her perspective, that was good enough, since there was not much difference between liking and loving!

Zachary pouted. "Then why did you bother giving that crap?"

"I'm not," she said, but Zachary pushed her out of her room before she could explain. "Fine, I get it. You don't want me looking for Lulu, right? I won't go."

"As long as you understand." Irene smiled.

Zachary rolled his eyes after closing the door behind her.

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Interesting story. Hope this will not become long winded and dragging cause it will get boring later. Thanks.
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