Chapter 160: It hurts, doesn’t it?
Silence fell upon us and practically everyone’s eyes were now glued on us. Dusting off her dress with a tiny frown etched onto her face, I watched as the pieces of food chunks fell onto the ground with a soft thud.
For a split second, I caught her gaze flickering over to glance at Blake as though she was begging for him to do something about it. They locked eyes from a distance, but Blake’s gaze didn’t linger for more than a second as he only averted his eyes, letting his eyes wander around and he pretended as though nothing happened. Afterall, he couldn’t risk anyone else finding out about his relationship with Stella, jeopardising his role as the movie’s director.
I watched with satisfaction as a defeated look appeared on her face momentarily before it quickly faded and her lips curved upwards into a nonchalant smile. She let a soft chuckle escape her parted lips as she punched me playfully in my arm.
"You sure know how to crack a joke, Aurelia," she said in between laughs.
I turned to match her gaze, a smile lingering on my lips. "You would know."
Before Stella or anyone could even say another word, Xavier’s voice sliced through the air and reached my ears. I felt him wrap his arm around my shoulder, the warmth of his palm seeping into my skin.
"Come on, let’s go get you changed out of this," he said as he kept his arm around me and guided me towards the dressing room. Once we were far enough, he leaned in closer to murmur next to my ear, a proud smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "You did that on purpose, didn’t you?" He asked, his voice laced with a hint of amusement.
A smirk morphed itself onto my lips as I let the next few words leave my lips.
"Damn right I did."
A low chuckle left his parted lips. "That’s my girl."
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