---- Chapter 8 I could tell that Zeke was hesitating. So, I maturely offered him a way out. ''You should go pick her up. Just drop me off at a junction somewhere up front." "T can't do that-what about you?" he objected anxiously. "I think it's better if I drive you all the way there." I smiled and said, "It's fine. I can just get a taxi. You can just drop me off here." I pointed at the side of the road in front. He froze for a moment but stopped the car anyway. After I got out of the vehicle, he told me, "I'll make sure to head home earlier today." I nodded in response. He stared at me with a concerned expression and asked again, "Do you think you'll have trouble getting a cab? I could tell Scarlett to get to the ---- venue by herself if it means less trouble for you." I looked up at him and urged him to get going. " I'll be fine. You should hurry up and go. It's not nice to be late." Eventually, Zeke's car drove off. I submitted my paperwork and checked the date on my phone. After doing some calculations, I realized that I was leaving the country in five days. After I returned home, I began scrolling through social media. Icame across a video of Howard Carter kissing his girlfriend passionately. After the happy couple had their moment, the crowd began to urge Zeke and Scarlett to do the same. "You have a wonderful woman beside you, Zeke. You should seize the opportunity when it presents itself to you," Howard told Zeke with a smile. He turned to look at Scarlett as he spoke. ---- Scarlett was blushing from embarrassment. Zeke, on the other hand, looked like he was growing incredibly anxious. All of a sudden, I received a message from the man himself. "Did you see the video, Joanna? They're just messing around. It was supposed to be a joke. Please don't get mad, okay?" Zeke said in his text message. "T did. It's okay. It's just a joke. I won't get mad over it," I replied. After that, he didn't message me back. On top of that, he didn't come home earlier like he said he would, either. I didn't stay up to wait for him. After I finished my dinner, I headed straight to bed. When Zeke came home around noon, I didn't ask