NovelApexChapter 235
Holy shit!
My face burned with shock, and | couldn't finish my original message.
Soren had seen the previous message-even though I'd deleted it the moment it was sent!
| was so stunned that my mind went blank as | stared at my phone.
Suddenly, my phone rang, and Soren’s nflashed on the screen... He was calling me!
My hands were trembling so violently that | hung up in a panic.
That's right, | chickened out again... | didn’t have the guts to answer his call.
Regret flooded me.
Why had | sent that message? Why had | been so impulsive?
My cheeks were still burning as | threw my phone onto the sofa, my heart pounding in my chest. | stood up as
soon as a new message cthrough.
Soren: [I'll swing by your house if you don't pick up.]
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Huh?! Was he joking? He wasn’t actually going to cto my house, was he?
My hands clenched into fists as | groaned in frustration.
And then, Soren called again.
| was a mess of emotions-flustered, nervous, restless, expectant, embarrassed, and... for sreason, excited
and proud.
After all, who wouldn't feel proud to be fancied by someone as prestigious and perfect as Soren?
Still caught up in all those conflicting emotions, | finally chose to answer the call.
“Hello?” My voice trembled uncontrollably.
“Taylor...” Soren’s voice was soft, gentle.
| could almost hear the smile in his voice as he asked, “Do you know why I still saw your message, even though
you deleted it right after it was sent?”
“W-Why is that?” | stuttered, embarrassed.
“Because | was already holding my phone and just about to send you a message.”
Oh god, just killnow...
“Does this mean we're in sync?” Soren asked, his smile practically audible, completely unaware of how mortified.
| was
| didn’t respond, just went silent.
“Why are you being shy again? Are you sure you're not a turtle?” Soren teased.
Unable to stop myself, | muttered, “You've calledsilly goose and scaredy cat before, and now you're calling
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“Hmm, let's see... An ostrich would be a fitting nickntoo,” he teased.
“No way!”
Our conversation was getting more and more childish, and was cringing hard.
| quickly tried to steer things back on track, saying, “By the way, you said you wanted to message me. What's it
about?”
| hoped the change of subject would wrap things up, but Soren quickly returned to his playful tone. “Nothing. |
just finished work, thought of you, and decided to text and mess around a bit. Who knew you'd textfirst?”
Mess around a bit? What was I, a pet?
| had nothing to say to that, so | decided to avoid the topic entirely. “I'm hanging up if you don’t need anything. |
just got hafter a long day and want to go to bed.”
“Okay, get srest then. How about we have dinner tomorrow?” he suggested.
His invitation was casual enough that | saw no reason to refuse, but after everything that had happened today,
who could predict what tomorrow might bring?
“Let’s see. | should be free unless something urgent comes up,” | replied.
“Alright then. Ill be waiting to hear what kind of excuse you cup with tomorrow, you chicken.”
My face flushed once more... Another nickname!
| hung up and sank into the sofa to calm myself down, trying to regain my composure.
Would Soren think | accepted him because of the message | deleted?
No, | couldn't let him think that. At least not until the appeal period ended at the month's close. If he insisted on
askingto dinner tomorrow, I'd have to clarify things.
Once | sorted my thoughts and made my decision, | stood up to shower and rest.
Since I'd given Jamie a few days off to recover from his injuries, | had to handle everything at the company
temporarily.
That day, | was so busy juggling tasks that | didn’t have tto think about anything else...
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