Chapter 429. Backburner

LEE

Because Sir Aries quickly agreed to the deal I proposed, the news spread just as fast. It wasn’t long before I received messages from Direk Lana and Candice asking about it.

I considered Lana and Candice as friends, but more in the “work friends” category. So when they asked why I had made such a big decision, I told them it was for personal reasons. I added that the story was too long and none of us had the time for me to explain or elaborate.

In truth, I didn’t want to tell them about what happened between Zac and me years ago in Siariwan. The whole thing felt like a plotline ripped from a teen fiction book, and if I shared it, I knew they’d tease me endlessly about it. Lana and Candice, like Asher, Paige, and Sarah, loved to tease and poke fun, and the more they teased me, the more awkward I felt. So, it was better to just keep my mouth shut.

If Zac weren’t on my restricted list, I had a strong feeling he would’ve messaged me, too. Knowing him,