Chapter 6
Gale started talking up a storm once they got into the car.
“Are you missing your little mute lady?”
Zach threw his phone away and said coldly, “No. Why would I?”
“If you don’t like her, say it clearly to her. She’s mute and is really pitiful, you know?”
“She’s pitiful?” Zach yanked his tie off and felt really frustrated. “What about her is pitiful? I brought her up and gave her a good life, and what did she do? She ended up becoming a selfish, ungrateful brat. I just nagged her a little, and she gave me the cold shoulder. She must think she’s a big shot now.”
“No matter what, you grew up together. Even if she doesn’t love you romantically, she’ll still treat you as family. Why don’t you call her and mend things with her?”
“No need.” Zach cast his phone a glance and spoke even more coldly, “I’m not putting up with her horrible temper!”
Even so, after a while, Zach still picked up his phone and sent me a simple message.
[I’m coming back home for dinner tomorrow night.]
Look. Even when he was trying to m
