As Nancy arrived on the 22nd floor, Zack was already by the table waiting for her.
She stuck out her tongue and apologized, “So sorry, I’m a little late.”
Zack said calmly, “It’s okay, the dishes have just arrived. Sit down.”
Nancy sat down and as she thought about what Mandy said, she sneaked a peek at Zack but held back her words.
“What’s wrong? Why do you keep peeking at me?” Zack immediately noticed her actions.
“Are you the only one on the 22nd floor?”
She actually wanted to ask about Supervisor Tailor but the other words came out.
Zack satisfied her curiosity, “No, my brother’s here as well. He comes up occasionally. Other than that, it’s just me.”
“Oh.” She nodded.
She mustered her courage for another question, “I’ve another question.”
“Go ahead.”
Nancy looked up and asked, “I just heard, that this morning you had a word with Supervisor Tailor. Just because you don’t want her to pick on me, you gave her a raise of three hundred dollars?”
Zack stopped eating and asked, “Who did you hear this from?”
“We all heard it.” At this moment Hale came through the door with Mandy.
Zack’s expression changed, it was as if the air pressure within the room had suddenly plunged.
Seated across from Zack, Nancy felt so awkward. Zack looking at Hale walking towards him, said grudgingly, “Hale Brown, you’re starting to specialize in eavesdropping, aren’t you?”
Unbothered by his words, Hale dragged out a chair and said, “Wow, this meal was ordered from Wolfgang, right? You’re very thoughtful. No wonder you asked me to leave so that you can have your lunch date with your little Flower babe.”
“Flower babe?” on hearing this, everyone looked at Nancy. The atmosphere was paralyzed.
Flower babe? Does that mean that Zack already knew that that was Nancy? No no no, not only him, but Hale also knows?
Is she being played like a clown for fun?
Zack noticed that Nancy’s expression changed drastically and something was definitely amiss. Although he told her in the game his true identity, she didn’t know that he had already known her identity. Now without warning, this was revealed making her feel so awkward and embarrassed. A simple girl like her will find it difficult to handle.
True enough, Nancy was upset, quickly swallowed, and said, “I… I’ll go down first. I have something on.”
Before Zack could explain, she dashed downstairs. She bit down hard on her lips and her eyes started to swell up with tears. She said to herself, “Why are you crying? Nancy, what’s there to cry? Come on girl, buck up!”
Mandy followed Nancy down leaving a confused Hale and an angry Zack.
The last time Zack had such an expression was several years ago. That was when Hale broke his limited-edition airplane model. This time it looked far more serious.
Hale started to realize what he had done and backed away, “What happened? Why did she run so suddenly? She must have eaten enough and went back to work.”
The lion has been awakened. Zack’s knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists. Zack was trained in Taekwondo. That’s why Hale only dared to attack him with words and not get physical.
But a coward can also have a moment of bravery. Hale changed his tone and said, “What did I do? All I did was to call her Flower babe. So, because she is yours, others can’t call her by that nickname? She isn’t just your girlfriend, she, she, in future, she’ll be my sister-in-law. What are you so upset over?”
“SHE IS NOT YET MY GIRLFRIEND. IF SHE DOESN’T AGREE TO BECOME MY GIRL, YOU’RE AS GOOD AS DEAD!” Zack grinned his teeth as he threatened.