Chapter 97

Zac didn't know what was going on in his heart, despite the fact that he wasn't in a rush to hear her
answer because she hadn't spoken in a long time.

He wished he hadn't spoken something along her lines.

He couldn't deny that he had been perplexed by a few remarks from others since arriving in JH City, to
the point that he regularly thought of the dissatisfaction in his heart when he saw her standing near
Kayden.

The stone steps leading to the cemetery were somewhat narrow.

Zac held Anika’s hand and walked up the hill.

The silence lasted for a long time.

Anika suddenly opened her mouth and said, "Stand still"

She stood still and waited for him to turn his head.

Then, because of his silence, a trace of grievance appeared.

She pretended to be calm and said, "I thought for a moment, but I still have to explain it clearly."

"Okay."

He answered neither afraid nor indifferent, but when he saw her gaze, he tightened his grip on her
hand.

Anika raised her head and stared at him, "If it was possible for someone else, why did you like me for
so long?"



He had obviously ensnared her right now, and she was nearly labeled as someone that's married.

She only planned to be polite to him and get along with him for a long time, but she didn't know how to
convey her deep feelings for him.

It wasn't, however, anything.

If it had been someone else, it would have been okay.

Anika felt somewhat aggrieved when he asked her this.

Zac chuckled for a long time, his eyes dropped, "It's simple.I fell for you.What other explanations could
there be?"

When he was young, he didn't like Georgia because he didn't care about his father remarrying.

Instead, he couldn't accept that his father, who used to be affectionate, would marry another just half a
year after his mother's death.

He had the happiest family when he was a kid.

When his mother died when he was nine, his father gained Georgia back within six months and stated
that the other party would look for him in the future.

At that time, Zac didn't have any definitions of love.

He only vaguely thought that if he liked someone in the future, he would like that person for a very long
time.

At the very least, he wouldn't be like his father who moved on very quickly.

After Georgia appeared, his relationship with his father tensed from time to time.



Most likely, he was holding back a bit and skipped a lot of classes and got into a lot of fighting.

She was used to a carefree lifestyle, but she abruptly barged into him and assumed a teaching stance.

She even looked at him with a look of remorse on her face.

He had a low-key, timid expression on his face, yet he would never conceded defeat in his studies.

His eyes would get crimson if he was dissatisfied with the findings of an exam.

Just looking at it silently, it all felt ..

awkward and cute.

He still didn't know what that emotion was, so he couldn't help but tease her.

But he couldn't see her dispirited mood that pretended to have a good temper in front of others.

He looked for all sorts of small things to get close to Anika, but he gradually discovered that there was
always Kayden around her, who was looking at her passionately.

In that case, he could only think of a way to make them have less contact with each other.

He would obstruct her when she went to ask Kayden a question, and secretly observed her when he
mistakenly thought that she wanted to go to the movies with Kayden to buy tickets to the same film.

The school held a spring trip that year.

When he realized her room was next door to Kayden's, he was taken aback and convinced her to
move rooms with him as the living group's leader on the premise that there was a peculiar odor in the
room.



At that time, Tony could not help but complain, "Bro, why are you paying attention to him every day?
Could it be that you like Anika?"

Zac frowned and subconsciously denied it, but he suddenly undid his long-standing confusion.

It turned out that he liked her.

Kayden's expression became even more arresting once he realized this.

However, he did not take a strong stance to sabotage their connection, aggravating people even more.

When he was in the third year of high school, he thought of a way to ask her to give him supplementary
lessons.

She kept her promise, but she also said in advance that if his attitude towards studying wasn't good,
she would give up halfway.

Because of her words, Zac didn't know how many nights he had stayed up all night.

He could still hear her chatting afterwards, after she had already left the country, but in the middle of
many nights, when he asked himself the wrong things.

"Zac, I've already told you many similar questions.How come it's still wrong?"

"The monthly exam this time is five points less than what you promised.You're doing very badly."

"Zac, don't sleep.You haven't finished reciting the words today"

Zac thought he was insane at the moment for agreeing to her request to smack her across the face.

Later, he couldn't help but believe that with such a harsh and callous approach to teaching, she should
be able to educate a child with high marks.



In fact, he couldn't help but defend her.

She was gentle and kind to others, but she was cold to him, so it was different.

Zac thought that he had indeed been enchanted by her serious and earnest way of speaking.

Even if she had left for too long, he would never forget it.

There was no cause for the first infatuation to develop into obsession.

Hearing his accusation of ‘falling’, Anika choked slightly and hugged him with a breath of relief.

"Then there aren't many reasons for me to like you, Zac.I don't have the same level of temperament as
others.Please give me some time."

She took a breath and gave him a serious look.

"Would I enjoy their explanation if it wasn't someone else who treated me well? Because I've already
fallen into the hole you built and am unable to escape’

"You don't have to be afraid.Take your time.’

Even if his actions had been planned and he had waited for her to fall for the bait, it was too late for him
to let go.

Not to mention the fact that he was the only one that loved her silently.

She could feel his hidden affection for many things, and she wanted to heal his misgivings.

Seeing that his gaze was frozen, Anika smiled and rolled her eyes.

"If there is such an explanation, unless..." she said.



"Unless what?"

"If you divorce me, I will consider it" Zac's expression changed.

His eyebrows narrowed and he snorted.

His eyes slowly stopped on her.

"Anika, give up this idea as soon as possible.It's impossible for us to divorce”

"Since that's the case, what are you worried about?"

Anika deliberately poked his tense face, "Can you still not be confident in yourself? I like you now, do
you think that I will still fall in love with others in the future?"

Zac's patience had now run out.

He clenched his bottom lip and took her hand in his.

"There wouldn't be such a problem if your eyes were stable,’ he replied, raising his brows slightly.

"But..." he glanced at her faintly.

"If Kayden comes looking for you in the future, you have to tell me immediately.’

Even though Zac didn't think that Kayden had any other possibilities with her, Zac still felt that Kayden
was still very attractive.

"Aren't you afraid that you'll get jealous?" Anika helplessly glanced at him.

"Do you really think you're being kind?"



He could carry her on his back to express his love, so tripping Kayden was something he could do.

However, the reason he did this was because Kayden was still unwilling to give up.

Anika didn’t want to blame him for being an outsider.

Especially after she learned that the person who helped settle Mr.Kes was actually him, she didn't owe
Kayden anything.

"Am I not going too far?" Zac raised his eyebrows and asked.

Anika suspected that his occasional act of appearing to be magnanimous was based on his search
history's ‘Ten Criteria for a Good Man”

"You don't need to be too kind.If you hold your tongue and don't say anything, then we might have a
misunderstanding.And if someone comes near you with ill intentions, I'll be unhappy” she said.

"Oh? Are you dissatisfied? Are you attempting to dominate my attention, Anika?"

Zac's lips curled into an arc, and his tone was light.

"Don’t worry, even if your jealousy will make me happy, I still can't stand giving up your jealousy.”

After a pause, he added, "Well, even if we have children in the future, my favorite person will still be
you."

Anika was dumbfounded as a result of his thoughtless expression.

"Are you saying that I will be jealous of our children?"

"According to your current monopolistic mentality, it's not impossible."



He was right.

Anika became speechless because of what Zac was saying.

It was truly quite amusing.

She forgot.

When coaxing a man into a good mood, he would always be shameless.


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