Chapter47TheDifferenceBetweenLoveAndNotLoving Coins +10FreeC Chapter47TheDifferenceBetweenLoveAndNotLoving Uponhearingthewordscooking,Lenorapausedforamoment. Inhermind,shejustcouldntassociateZacharywithcookinginanyway. Nora,youmightnotknowthis,butZacharysculinaryskillsareactuallyquiteimpressive.Duringhisuniversitydays,helivedaloneoffcampusandhonedhiscookingskills.Heoftencookedmealsforme . LenoraknewthatSusannawasdeliberatelyspeakingforhertohear,intentionallyprovokingher. Lenorasheartwasinstantlypiercedwithpain. Amanwhowaswillingtocookforthewomanhelikedsurelylovedherdeeply. However,inthethreeyearssincetheygotmarried,Zacharyhadneveroncecooked.Lenoradidntevenknowhecouldcook. Shehadheardthatcookingtogethercouldstrengthenacouplesbond.Eventhoughtheyhadahousekeeperathome,Lenorawouldoccasionallycookherself.However,Zacharyhadneveronceofferedtohelpher. Thiswasthedifferencebetweenloveandthelackofit. Bearingthepaininherheart,Lenorasaid,GivethephonetoZachary.Ihavesomethingtoaskhim. Whatsthematter?Icanask foryou. Theprovocationwasblatant,abarefacedchallenge.ShewasstillZacharyswifeatthetime.Yet,shehadtogothroughSusannatoaskZacharyanyquestions.Wasntthatabsurd? EvenifLenorawascontemplatingdivorceatthemoment,itwasimpossibleforhertoletSusannatakeadvantageofthesituation. GivethephonetoZachary!Ihavesomethingtoaskhim.Iwanttoaskhimdirectly! SusannawasabouttosaysomethingwhenLenorainterruptedherabruptly,Thisphonehas anautomaticrecordingfeature.Ifyoudontwantmetoplaythis recordingforZachary,handoverthephonetohim. SusannaknewthatZacharywouldnotbreakupwithheroversuchatrivialmatter,butshestillwantedtomaintainagoodimageinfrontofhim.Thus,shecouldonlytakeZacharysphonewithhertothe kitchen. 1/5 19:28Thu,Oct31R Chapter47TheDifferenceBetweenLoveAndNotLoving 63% +10Free Coins Thephonehadremainedoffthehookforoverdozenseconds,thenSusannasvoicecamethroughthereceiveragain. Zack,Noracalledforyou. Couldyouholdthisforme ? Idonthaveafreehandrightnow.Didshementionanything?Zacharysvoicewassomewhatindistinct. Iaskedherjustnow,butshedidntrespond. Zacharyseemedtomoveclosertohisphone.Lenora,whatsup? Zachary,whereismyphone? Itswithme. Whatareyoudoingwithmyphone? Iaccidentallyleftmyphoneatthe club.SoIusedyourphonetocontactsomeoneattheclubtodeliverit.IwasinsuchahurrywhenIleftthatIcarelesslytookitwithme.Imsorryfortheinconvenience. Susannaloweredhergaze,ashadowcrossinghereyes.So,wasLenoraunabletoseethetrendingtopicsanymore? DidZacharycarryLenorasphoneonhispersonbyaccident,asheclaimed,orwasitadeliberateacttopreventLenorafromseeingthetrendingnews? ItwasthenthatLenorarealizedZacharysphonehadbeenleftattheclub.Canyoufindsomeonetoreturnmyphonenow?sheasked. Zacharyshookhishead.Imafraiditwontwork. Whereareyounow?Illsendsomeonetopickitup. ImatSusannashouseatthemoment,butweareplanningtoleaveshortly. Leavethephoneatthedoor. Theresnothingatthedoor.Someonemighttakeit. CanyouhandoverthephonetothesecurityguardatSusannasresidentialarea? No,whenIcametoday,Inoticedtheguardpostwasempty.Iguessthesecurityguardmust havetakenaleave. Lenorawasrenderedspeechless. 2/5 Chapter47TheDifferenceBetweenLoveAndNotLoving Areyouspeakingthetruth?Lenoraasked,filledwithdoubt. Ofcourse,itstrue.WhywouldIlietoyou? Allright,then.Whenwillyoubeback? It depends.Hardtosayforsure. Lenorawastrulyfedup.Shepromptly hungupthephone. Nevermind.ItsnottheendoftheworldifIdonthaveaphone. Withgreatcare,Mirandasuggested,Mrs.Fuller,whydontyouusemycellphone? Lenorashookherhead,handingbackherphone.No need. +10FreeCoins Ontheotherendofthephone,Susannareturnedthecellphonetothemainscreen,turnedoffthedisplay,andplaceditinZacharyspocket,asking,Zack,whydidyourespondlikethat? Therewasamailboxatherfrontdoor,andthesecurityguardhadnttakenanyleave. Clearly,ZacharytookthisactionbecausehedidntwantLenoratogetholdofthephone. Zacharyspokecalmly.Iwasafraidthatifshesawthenews,shewouldrushtoclarifythings,whichcouldaffectyou.Ifwecoulddelayitforawhile,thenthatwouldbeforthebest.Whenthetimecomes,Illpersuadehernottobotherwithclarifications.Evenifsheinsistsonclarifyinglater,no onewouldbelieveheranyway. WhenSusannaheardthesewords,aglintofsatisfactionflashedinhereyes.However,shespokewithahintofguilt.ButthisisntfairtoNora.Zack,shouldwehelpherclearthingsup?Idontwanttocontinuelikethis.Evenifpeoplescoldme,itdoesntmatter. Zacharylookedatherwithasmileandsaid,Dontspeaklikethisanymore.Ivepromisedtoprotect you.Lenoraisacommoner,sothenetizenswilltireofscoldingherafteracoupleofdays.Butyouredifferent.Ifyouclarifythings,itwilldefinitelyaffectyourcareer. Moreover,givenSusannascurrentmentalstate,shemight nothavebeenabletowithstandtheonslaughtofcyberbullying. Dontdwellonit.Dontblameyourselforfeelguilty.Itsmewhodoesntletyouclarifythings.IfLenoraistoblameanyone,itshouldbeme.Iwillhandlethismatter. SusannawrappedherarmsaroundZacharyswaistfrombehind,pressingherfaceagainsthisback.Zack,youresogoodtome. 3/5 Chapter47TheDifferenceBetweenLoveAndNotLoving Allright.Youcan waitoutside.Themealwillbereadysoon. Okay.Susannaleftthekitchen. +10FreeCoins Zacharyturnedhisheadtogazeatherretreatingfigure,standingdumbfoundedforafewsecondsbeforeturningaroundtocontinuecooking. HewasntafraidthatLenorawouldseethenewsonhisphoneandseekclarification.Rather,hefearedthatLenorawouldbeupsetbythecommentsontheinternet. However,whenSusannaaskedhim,hesubconsciouslyliedforunknownreasons. Mrs.Fuller,areyougoingout? Indeed,todayisthememorialdayformygrandfather.Imgoingtopaymyrespectstomygrandparents,LenorasaidtoMirandawithasmilebeforesteppingoutofthelivingroom. Lenorasgrandparentswerecountryfolk,originallyburiedintheirruralhometown.Overadecadehadpassedsincethen,andtheirformervillagehadbeendeveloped.Consequently,Lenorahadtheirgravesmovedtoacemeteryinthesuburbs,alongsideherfathers. Onthewaytothecemetery,Lenoraboughtthreebouquetsoffreshflowersandotheritems.Hergrandfatherpassedawaywhenshewasnine,andseventeenyears hadsinceslippedby.Herwarmyetdistantmemoriesofhimhadgraduallyfadedwithoutherrealizing,leavingbehindonlytheimageofhisshort,thinsilhouetteandafewtendermomentsinhermind. Uponreachingthecemetery,Lenoraplacedthreebouquetsoffreshflowersonthegravesofhergrandparentsandfather,respectively.Shealsolitsomecandlesforthem. Shesatinfrontofherfathersgrave,staringatthecoldtombstonethatlookednodifferentfromtheothersaroundit.Assoonassheclosedhereyes,thehorrificcaraccidentthattookherfatherslifeflashedvividlyinhermind. Adecadehadalreadypassed,yetshestillcouldntforget. Haditnotbeenforherfathersacrificinghislifetopushheroutofharmsway,shewouldhavelongsincemetherendintheunderworld. Shecouldgraduallyforgethergrandparentsastheyearspassed,butshecouldneverforgether father. Hewasthegreatestfatherintheworld. 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