Chapter 43. How Dare You Fake Your Death and Make Me Suffer for It?

Coco gave him the same rehearsed response she typically reserved for men who tried to hit on her.

“If you want to discuss anything other than business, I’m sorry, but I already have a boyfriend.”

Lake felt disappointed, having been rejected before he even had a chance to start. This was his first attempt, and unfortunately, it ended in rejection.

He was not the type of man to intrude on another man’s relationship to sabotage it. “My apologies. I’ve been single for so long that I forgot how unlikely it is for a woman like you to be single. Please have a nice day.”

Coco raised her eyebrows as she watched him walk out the door without looking back. It was the first time a man had given up on her after just one try. Most men would have continued to pester her simply because she didn’t have a ring on her finger.

With that, she picked up her phone and dialed her boyfriend’s number. He answered immediately, as if he had been expecting her call, but his harsh t