Chapter 238 It Was All About Face

"Leila, let Christina cut the cake with you this time." He handed the knife to Christina.

"Okay." Christina also didn't think it was a good idea for Zac to cut the cake with her elder sister anymore. After all, he was married and his wife was here to watch them. It was better not to draw any attention from them.

Leila felt disappointed. This was the worst and saddest birthday she had ever had in her twenty-five years.

After the cake was finished, she took advantage of the time when Essie went to the make-up room, and walked towards Zac.

"Zac, can we get along with each other as before?" As she frowned, her eyes were full of resentment.

"Leila, we are always good friends," Zac said in a low and deep voice.

Leila's heart ached. His family name was Rong while her family name was Qin. They could only be friends and could not be a couple in their lifetime.

"Zac, I know why you are married to Essie," she said it after taking a sip of champagne.

Zac was shocked. "What do you want to say, Leila?"

A strange smile appeared on Leila's face. "You and Essie got married just to get rid of Valery. You don't love her at all."

There was a muscle on Zac's handsome face. "Who told you that?" asked him.

"It's Essie. She admitted in person that you and her are just partners. You don't love her and she doesn't love you. The one she really loves is Hanson, and the one you love is..." She stopped talking. She wanted to tell him that she was the one he loved, but she dared not say anything more when she saw his gloomy face and angry face. It had been so many years since they were together. However no one admitted their relationship in advance. It was obviously not a good time to confess it now, as they had never done that before.

Rage was rising in Zac's eyes. "When did she tell you?"

"The first time you took her to a party, I was also there. But I didn't go to see you, actually." Leila answered haltingly. She thought that Zac was mad at her because Essie had told her that he didn't want her to know. But when she saw that he was getting more and more intimate with Essie, to the point of making it serious, she couldn't help but tell him about it.

Blue veins stood out on Zac's forehead. Raising his head, he drained the glass in one gulp.

As soon as Essie came out of the dressing room, she saw Hanson, who was standing not far away from her. He had been waiting for her specially since she had been taken care of by Zac all the time. It was only by this moment that he got a chance to meet her alone.

"You gave me birthday gifts every year, even when I was in Milan. Have you not even given me a blessing this year?"

He could not hold back the pain in his heart and his voice was trembling slightly. She bit her lips, made a wish and said in a low voice, "Happy birthday, Hanson."

"You haven't forgotten, have you?" He looked at her with calm eyes.

She did not answer. How could she forget it? Everything about him was imprinted on her mind.

He knew that she had acquiesced in his words, so his face flashed a glimmer of light. "That day at the cafe, did you do it on purpose to

that in front of outsiders from now on." This was another rude and tough order.

Didn't he try to justify himself?

Essie pouted again. He was indeed from a noble family and cared a lot about dignity and his face.

"In fact, what I said to Leila that night was only a temporary measure." She thought it necessary for her to explain, in case he thought she was an outspoken person and thought she would bear a grudge.

"Really?" He raised his eyebrows and listened to her explanation with great interest.

"Leila, right? Isn't she your old lover? I'm afraid that she still remembers you and wants to get back at me. When the time comes, she and Valery can work together to deal with me. Both of them are the daughters of the rich and powerful families. If they form an alliance with money and power, do you think I will be able to stand it? Can I handle it? So I made up these words to make her stand on my side and fight against Valery with me."

"Anyway, don't make our marriage a condition in the future, okay?" He flicked her forehead as a punishment.

She frowned and looked at his serious face, as if their marriage was holy and inviolable. It was just a cooperation, but they had to be covered with a layer of gorgeous gauze. Wasn't it hypocritical?

Icy guy, the reason why you agreed to help me and refused to divorce me was because you wanted me to come to Dragon City to stop your marriage with Valery, isn't it?" She was about to tear up this piece of cloth.

"Do you still think so?" He frowned slightly.

"Is there any change?" She sneered.

He lowered his head and sighed, his breath drifting in the sea breeze. "I admit that I had this idea at the beginning, but later I had another one."

"What idea?" She pouted.

"Let you be my real wife." He said solemnly and frankly.

That's because you can't marry Leila. You take me as a substitute by the way! She thought to herself.

"So you forced me to stay with you no matter I wanted to or not." She muttered, as if talking to herself, but her voice was not low, as if she wanted him to hear it on purpose.