Chapter $29
Abigail stuck her tongue out at Zack, âHumph, youâre just jealous that I can kiss Smelly Nelly and you canât
Zack was speechless, âYou just admitted sheâs smelly, whoâd want to kiss her?â
Comelia also chimed in, âAre you implying youâre any sweeter?â
Abigail shot back. âSmelly Nelly is actually quite fragrant. Youâre the stinky one, you smelly man!â
At the mention of âsmelly man, Comelia was reminded of Marcus and his entanglement with Natalia.
After some thought she asked, âZack, I have a question about you men. I need an honest answer, no hidingâ
Seeing Comeliaâs serious expression, Zack and Abigail immediately wiped off their smiles and stared back at her seriously.
Zack replied, âShootâ
Abigail leaned in close, both of them staring at Zack. Feeling uncomfortable under their intense gaze, Zack instinctively stepped back, âJust ask the question, no need to look at me like that. Itâs creeping me out!â
Comelia moved closer, âPeople say that woman outside is more attractive than a manâs own wife, and thereâs no man who doesnât cheat. What do you think about that?â
Zack asked, âAre you asking if I think other girls are prettier than you two?â
Comelia glared at him and said, âI want to know. Do men always think other women are better, no matter how beautiful, gentle, and virtuous their wife is?â
Zack jumped up excitedly. âDid your boyfriend cheat on you? Heâs cheating but still onât leave you alone? Tell me where he is, Iâll make sure he canât do this anymoreâ
Comelia was taken aback by Zackâs reaction and quickly reassured him, âNot my boyfriend, he would never cheat on me.â
Abigail asked what Zack had been wondering. âThen why bring it up all of a suddentâs scary!â
Cornelia hesitated and admitted. âI saw a married man with another woman.â
Zack and Abigail asked in unison, âWho?â
Cornelia replied, âYou donât know him. He always seemed to adore his wife. I couldnât believe what I was seeing. So I wanted to ask Zack, do you guys always have other women, no matter how much you love your wife?â
Zack instantly pointed out, âMarcus is cheating?â
Cornelia was taken aback. She hadnât explicitly mentioned Marcus, how did Zack guess?
She quickly shook her head, âNot Marcus, itâs not him. How could it be him?â
But her denial didnât help.
Zack was certain she was talking about Marcus, âI knew Marcus was no good from the start. Heâs got a wife and heâs still trying to hook up with youâ
Annoyed, Cornelia smacked Zackâs head, âI told you, itâs not him. Heâs never had those intentions toward me.â
Zack retorted, âIâm a guy. I understand menâs thoughts better than you do.â
Comelia was silent for a moment. In truth, she had felt before that Marcus might be interested in her. But between her intuition and Marcusâs explanation, she chose to believe Marcus.
Abigail asked, âThen who is it?â
Cornelia replied, âThe boss of one of our partners.â
Abigail asked, âReally?â
Cornelia nodded firmly, âYes.â