Chapter 73. Lunch

“Hi.”

I almost flinched when I was pecked with a kiss on my lips as I sat in the middle of the lunch hall.

It wasn’t my first time coming here, but it’s probably my first time eating in this place. Most probably eating with Titus in public, alone.

“H-hey,” I greeted back when he rounded towards the chair in front of me. 

I looked around consciously, my mind still in a haze after what happened in the clinic.

 “Are you okay?” He asked, seeing me look around. 

“Are… you sure you want to eat lunch here?” I asked when people were also starting to arrive.

I couldn’t help thinking about what Ben said. 

“Yeah,” Titus nodded casually, already looking at the menu in front of the counter while we sat. “Why not?”

I just stared at him.

All the things I heard were blocked. An epiphany came in my head.

Had I just been overthinking about his thoughts about keeping me a secret? About us? About all of these?

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