Chapter 44: I know what makes you happiest.
Just as Vincent said, they went to a drive-thru to grab something to eat. Fil, on the other hand, ate the ice cream in the passenger seat. She was hungry, and it wasn’t a lie. She didn’t eat well during her dinner with Jackson. How could she? She was the dinner. Although Jackson offered to eat after their long intimate session, she refused because she didn’t have the appetite.
On their way to her place, she couldn’t help but glance at the driver’s seat.
’Who would have thought he could talk so much?’ she wondered, almost flabbergasted at how Vincent kept talking from the moment they entered the car until now. ’He usually gives me the silent treatment, saying he was too tired and had no energy to talk.’
Fil slowly set her eyes to the window. ’I’m so sleepy.’
"By the way, Marcus is throwing a party and is inviting us." Vincent shifted the topic when he got a short hum from her as a response. "It’s in this weekend. Want to come?"
"Marcus?" Fil slowly looked back at him. "I’ll check my schedule."
Vincent frowned, casting her a quick look. "Why?"
"I told you, our company has a very important project." Fil leaned back, hugging herself as she placed the ice cream on the placeholder. "We’ll handle the most projects in the redevelopment of Cobalt Heights."
"What?" Vincent gasped, giving her another disbelief look.
Fil chuckled airily, snapping her eyes back to him. "I told you it was important."
"So that man..."