"I only believe what I saw." Carla threw him a dirty look and left.
"Wait for me, Carla!" Lucas hollered after her and stood up. "See you around, Zayn. I'll be going to Erihal with Carla tomorrow. That's what I wanted to tell you."
"Why are you going with her?" Zayn frowned. "I thought you're going to survey the project?"
"Um… I just have to go with her. Alright, I'll see you around, bye." Lucas chased after her in a hurry.
The frown on Zayn's forehead deepened. His plan was only for Carla to leave, he never expected that Lucas would follow her.
She's going to fall for him at this rate.
With that thought in mind, Zayn went after them.
Carla smelled the scent of flowers when she went past Zayn's room. She reflexively took a look inside and noticed the suggestive lighting, the clothes on the ground, and the carnal air that was coming from the room. She smirked, but her gaze was filled with disgust. She quickened her pace down the stairs.
Lucas quickly came up to her and draped his jacket over her. "It's windy today. Take my jacket and keep yourself warm."
"Thank you."
They were about to get into their car when Zayn caught up to them. "Lucas!"
"What is it?" Lucas stopped in his tracks and looked back.
"I need you to go to Paris for a survey." Zayn cut to the chase. "Fly there tomorrow, and I'll meet up with you once I'm done attending to matters."
"I'll go to Erihal with Carla first." Lucas wasn't going to miss the chance to be alone with Carla.
"No. It's urgent, so you have to go there ASAP, " Zayn urged. "Besides, she's not a kid. You don't have to babysit her."
"But Zayn—"
"It's alright, I'll go by myself, " Carla interrupted. "He's right. The sooner the base is finished, the smoother the progress can be."
Lucas' face fell, and he glared at Zayn as if he was using his gaze to say, "This is how you thank me after I helped you? Fine then. It's payback time."
"Safe trip." Zayn smiled.
"Take care of your wife, " Lucas blurted.
Zayn narrowed his eyes at him coldly. Oh, so he's trying to trip me up, huh?
"You're a married man, Mr. Giblo. I'd refrain from any flirting if I were you." Carla looked at him coldly. "Get in, " she told Lucas.
"Okay." Lucas quickly went in and sit beside her. "I won't ever look at anyone else if we're married, Carla."
What the hell? Lucas, you b_stard!
As the car drove away, Lucas smirked at Zayn and went back to Carla. "Can't I come with you, Carla? My dad's in Paris right now, so it's fine if I'm not there."
"Your father is there himself?"
"Yeah. Our family is serious about this project."
"Looks like I made the right choice then."
"But of course."
Their intimacy infuriated Zayn. I have to make my move now, or that dipsh_t might just make it. Zayn was still frustrated when he went back to his room. He was worried Carla might fall for Lucas if he kept staying with her, so he texted Carla with Gigolo's phone: Wanna meet up tonight?
Carla texted back a long while later: Midnight at Stifling Night.
Zayn: Sure.
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