Free Web NovelChapter 67: Chapter 67: Who’s So Lucky to Have Georgia Utterly Devoted (2)
Georgia Thorne took a sharp, silent breath. ’Zane Lennox is coming, and he’s actually in this very restaurant!’
She couldn’t help but wonder. Portmire was a huge city; the odds of running into him at the same restaurant were minuscule.
And yet, of all the rotten luck, she had to run into Zane Lennox!
Zane Lennox’s intentions were all too obvious. Seeing him again after two years, his attitude toward her had changed dramatically.
Meanwhile, Justin Sullivan was digging his nails into his palms. He had originally assumed the phone call was just Georgia asking a random male friend for a favor. He never expected the man would actually dare to show up!
Zane Lennox. The name sounded strangely familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Justin Sullivan’s dark eyes locked onto Georgia Thorne. Rage swelled in his chest, churning uncontrollably.
Just one glance at Justin Sullivan’s expression was enough to make her heart pound in terror.
Biting her lower lip, she quickly looked away, growing even more worried.
Zane Lennox was not someone to be trifled with. Likewise, Justin Sullivan was someone she couldn’t—and shouldn’t—provoke.
Zane Lennox was faster than she had imagined.
The moment a knock sounded at the door, Georgia Thorne’s back went rigid as she sat bolt upright.
Her gaze instinctively turned to see Zane Lennox walking over, a wide smile on his face.
"Georgia, if I’d known we were eating at the same restaurant, you should have called me sooner."
Zane Lennox sat down beside Georgia Thorne quite naturally, draping a long arm intimately around her shoulders.
He lowered his head, intending to get close and whisper intimately in Georgia’s ear.
The moment he sat down, Georgia’s hand moved under the table, pressing against his waist to stop him.
She was resisting his advance; Georgia did not like Zane Lennox getting too close.
On the surface, nothing seemed amiss between the two, but a fierce struggle was happening under the table.
Zane Lennox gave Georgia a doting smile, then withdrew the arm from her shoulder and placed it under the table.
He grabbed Georgia’s hand, holding it firmly in his palm.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Georgia’s delicate brows furrow in disgust as she tried to pull her restrained wrist away.
He only tightened his grip, the tenderness in his eyes deep enough to drown in.
Unfortunately, Georgia was so focused on struggling that she didn’t see it at all.
A woman’s strength was no match for a man’s, and besides, she couldn’t risk making a scene.
So she gave up struggling and let him hold her hand.
Zane Lennox smiled in satisfaction and leaned back in his chair. "These two must be your friends!"
His gaze swept over Selena Sheridan and Justin Sullivan before returning to Georgia.
Selena Sheridan quickly introduced herself. "My name is Selena Sheridan. I’m Georgia’s best friend."
’Wow, Georgia’s boyfriend not only has a great voice, he’s handsome too!’
Ever the protective best friend, Selena Sheridan carefully sized up Zane Lennox.
He made a good first impression. He clearly wasn’t just some ordinary guy.
At the very least, the hand-tailored suit he was wearing was clearly very expensive.
In short, Selena Sheridan was very satisfied with Zane Lennox. She felt that Georgia had found the right one!
"Miss Sheridan, it’s a pleasure to meet you! I’ve often heard Georgia talk about you."
Zane Lennox said with a smile, his gaze shifting to the man beside Selena Sheridan.
Though he was smiling, the corners of his eyes turned icy.
’This man has been staring at me with hostility ever since I walked in.’
"Justin Sullivan." His voice was cold as he curtly introduced himself.
Once the meal began, it was mostly Selena Sheridan talking with Zane Lennox.
Meanwhile, their respective companions hardly spoke at all.
Georgia didn’t dare to look up, because the way Justin Sullivan was looking at her was too blatant.
Zane Lennox turned his head to see Georgia looking down, silently eating her ice cream.
She had a bit of cream on the corner of her mouth. He grabbed a napkin and used his long index finger to tilt her chin up.
Forced to look up, Georgia met his gaze and saw him looking at her with a serious expression.
Zane’s gentle voice drifted by her ear. "You’re such a kid. How do you manage to get things on your mouth just from eating?"
He lightly touched her lips, wiping away the small white smudge from the corner of her mouth.
Zane Lennox’s overly intimate gesture left Georgia Thorne completely flustered.
It wasn’t until she heard Selena’s envious tone that Georgia awkwardly pushed his hand away and said softly, "Thanks, I can get it myself."
As she turned back, she instinctively glanced at Justin Sullivan across from her.
A wave of panic hit her, and her heart began to pound wildly. She grabbed a napkin and scrubbed at her lips, rubbing them so hard they grew flushed.
Honestly, she had never seen Justin Sullivan so angry.
Zane Lennox turned his head and gave Justin Sullivan a wicked, triumphant grin, his handsome face full of pride.
Selena Sheridan was sitting with Justin Sullivan, and she would occasionally flash him a shy, bashful smile or make some other affectionate gesture.
They must be a couple.
If they were a couple, then Justin Sullivan’s gaze should be on Selena Sheridan, not constantly fixed on Georgia Thorne.
It takes a man to know one, and it was clear to Zane that Justin Sullivan was interested in Georgia Thorne.
A man who was interested in Georgia but dating Selena, playing games between two best friends—this was the kind of man Zane Lennox despised most.
Zane Lennox was proud and confident.
And when it came to Georgia Thorne, he was determined to have her. freёwebnovel.com
But he had noticed something: Georgia Thorne’s gaze was evasive when she looked at Justin Sullivan. There was a story there.
Zane didn’t like the way Justin Sullivan looked at Georgia, nor did he like her looking at any other man. That was why he had deliberately wiped her mouth for her.
It was a provocation aimed at Justin Sullivan.
And just one small action from him had been enough to easily enrage Justin Sullivan, which proved his theory was correct.
Selena Sheridan curiously asked Zane Lennox how he and Georgia had met, and how they had started dating.
Zane Lennox chuckled, casting a lingering, affectionate gaze at Georgia. "Georgia, how could you not even tell your best friend about our relationship? You really don’t want to make me official, do you?"
Georgia Thorne was kicking herself with regret. ’I never should have called him!’
Her eyes went wide as she shot him a look filled with warning.
It was clearly a look full of anger, but Zane Lennox defused it with a single gentle gesture.
He slid one hand into her soft hair, twisting a lock around his finger. "Georgia, every time you look at me like this, I find it adorable."
Zane Lennox slowly leaned closer to Georgia’s ear, his voice dropping to a whisper for the last sentence. "So adorable I just want to kiss you hard."
Georgia, "..."
’This man was so shameless, he was in a league of his own.’
If he claimed to be the second most shameless person in the world, no one would dare claim to be the first!
’How was that adorable? It was clearly a warning for him not to push his luck!’
’He’s just a fake boyfriend!’
Just as Georgia was about to whisper a warning of her own, Zane slowly pulled back.
"Speaking of which, it really was fate. If it weren’t for a certain ball, Georgia and I wouldn’t be where we are today!"
"A ball?" Selena Sheridan’s interest was immediately piqued.
They were university classmates. He was two years ahead of Georgia; when he was a senior, Georgia was a sophomore.
It was actually a very cliché story, but Zane Lennox told it in an incredibly romantic way.
She and her classmates had gone to the basketball court to watch him play when he lost control and accidentally sent the ball flying, hitting Georgia squarely on the head.
He scooped Georgia up and rushed her to the infirmary, then escorted her back to her dorm. And that was how they met.
Later, their parents met and hoped they would get engaged, but they only officially started dating after he ran into her at a pharmacy.
