Chapter 245. A Surprise?

Once inside the car, he turned on the air conditioner, inserted the key, and roared the engine to life.

"Where… are… are… we… we going?" she asked. She was still hesitant to speak to him. Her voice couldn’t help but shiver as it did now. It might take years for her to talk to him in a normal tone—especially after what had occurred in his study. She had been reminded of who he truly was.

She took a deep breath to calm her racing heart. She wanted those moments from his study erased from her memory.

"For a small lunch," he replied.

"But why?" she quickly asked.

"I felt that you might be feeling claustrophobic at home, so I arranged a small outing for us," he answered.

"Thank you," she whispered. She rubbed her palms against the hem of her shirt since they felt queasy.

He had noticed the eye bags under her eyes, her face depicting her depression. Despite going to university, she looked aloof. And he knew it was due to that bastard's death. He t