A Beautiful Misunderstanding

Chapter 55 Is Your Old Lover Back

Zac was shocked. Now, he finally understood what the little fool was up to. Apparently, she thought that he was going to sell himself so he can buy the house, and she came to rescue him.

He saw her in an entirely different light.

Even though she looked delicate and weak, deep in her heart, she was actually full of courage and would dare to pierce the sky if needed.

"This is my aunt," explained he as he leaned to her ear, in case she was planning to say something more earth shaking.

"Aunt?" Essie said, shocked. "She is your aunt?" she repeated, still unable to believe it.

"Yes," Zac said with a nod.

What a huge mistake she had made!

Essie was so embarrassed that she almost wanted to dig a hole and crawl inside it to hide herself. In fact, if there was a teleportation station beside her, she would definitely jump into it without hesitation and go straight to wherever it may take her and never return.

Marci Rong knew what she meant by her words. She frowned at her and said, "Who did you think I was?"

Essie, who had always been smart and quick to react, scratched her head. She intentionally fluttered her beautiful black eyes and said, "You are just so young and beautiful, and you look like you are only twenty five at most. You don't look like his aunt at all. I thought he just made friends with a beautiful lady." Her words not only complimented Marci, but they also cleverly saved her from the embarrassment.

Marci smiled and said, "So you wanted to fight me as a rival in love?"

Essie licked her lips again and hastily took up a glass on the table. Then, she poured some wine onto the glass and said, "Aunt, it's my first time meeting you. I'm really sorry that I offended you so much. To make up for it, I'd like to propose a toast to you first."

After saying that, she raised her head and drank the wine in one gulp, looking very generous.

Seeing this, Marci felt a lot better. "Come on, don't just stand there. Sit down," she said.

Essie took a seat next to Zac. She couldn't help feeling sorry for the 2,000 dollars she had just paid.

She acted too rashly!

'I should have investigated further before taking any action,' she thought in dismay.

Two thousand dollars for nothing.

She was a good girl who was always frugal with money. Why on earth did she act like a rich person and be so capricious?

An arrogant, domineering man with his head up high in the crowd like Zac would definitely not yield to a rich woman?

She was really crazy to make that decision.

It was so surprising to Essie that this icy guy had a rich aunt. From the way they were talking and laughing with each other, they seemed to be close. But Zac lived a miserable life when he first came to Yang City alone. He had no job, no house, no money, and was even close to living in the streets. Was he too egotistical and prideful to accept any help from others?

While Essie was busy thinking, Marci looked her up and down carefully.

She liked Essie—she was a forthright and smart girl, but...

Marci looked at her watch and said, "I have an appointment. She should be coming soon."

"Who are you going to meet?" Zac said with a frown.

He had come across Marci at the Construction and Design Exposition. Fortunately, she supported him when he expressed his opposition to marrying Valery. He wasn't worried that she would reveal his whereabouts, but others could say something, and it was better to be safe than sorry.

Marci knew what he was thinking. She patted his hand in assurance and said, "Don't worry. It's Leila. I planned on surprising you, but you surprised me first."

"So Leila has come back?" Zac said lightly. It seemed to Essie like he was talking about someone unimportant.

Marci sighed and said, "She has been looking for you everywhere since she came back." Luckily, she didn't see what had happened just now, or she would be very sad.

When Essie heard these words, she muttered in her heart, 'Trying to find Zac? Is she his admirer or ex- girlfriend?'

After all, a man who looked as striking as him must have had a lot of experience with love.

They chased after him either in secret or in a crazy way. Maybe they would even cross the earth for him?

While Essie was preoccupied with thinking, a beautiful girl came up to them.

She had an oval face, and almond-shaped eyes. She also had a Greek nose, a small mouth, and curly light brown hair that fell perfectly on her shoulders. Her snow-white skin was crystal clear, and her body

had curves in all the right places.

'She is so beautiful!'

Essie sighed.

Leila Qin took a glance at her and then looked at Zac. "I didn't expect that you would come to Yang City," she said to him.

"It's great. The scenery is beautiful and the climate is pleasant."

Zac flashed a smile and looked at Essie. The best and most important thing in this city was the little angel who always did things that amused and surprised him every day.

Leila looked at Essie and asked, "Aunt Marci, is this your model?"

"No, she's a friend of Zac." Merci deliberately avoided the word "girlfriend", as if she did not want to express the relationship between them.

But Leila was still shocked. She felt jealous and uncomfortable.

For so many years, she had been the only woman who could stand beside Zac.

She had never been replaced.

But now, someone dared to come out and fight her for her position! What was even more horrible, she had never seen him look at anyone the way he looked at her—with so much tenderness in his eyes.

Essie saw the gloom in Leila's eyes. Judging by the expression on the girl's face, she was her rival with Zac. At that moment, she was almost a hundred percent sure that she was Zac's ex-girlfriend, and that they had kept in touch.

Somehow, her heart sank. She felt like she had free fallen from the sky and landed a million feet below the East African's Great Rift Valley.

He had come to meet his old lover. What was she even doing here?

Essie quietly stood in the middle of the hall like a LED light bulb that distracted them from catching up.

"Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom."

She excused herself to leave so she can find a place to calm down.

Looking at Essie's back as she walked away, a dark look appeared on Marci's face. "Doesn't she know who you are?" she asked.

Zac shook his head. "You have to keep it a secret for me." Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

The little fool had only begun to get closer to him. If he suddenly confessed his identity to her, it was very likely that it would scare her away. He had to wait until she completely trusted him. Now it was better for him to enjoy the feeling of being taken care of by her.

Upon hearing this, Leila felt a little better. They were still in the early stages of their relationship, and Zac was not yet in love with her. He just had a little crush on her. What she cared about more were the things that happened in Dragon City.

"Zac, have you thought of a way to deal with Valery?"