Chapter 22
Author: Khoirul N.
last update2025-02-11 23:25:47

Jack, who had originally intended to call Emma, now held back. The woman who came with Emma wasn't bad. However, Jack couldn't afford to serve her.

In the tension of stringing words together in his head to explain everything without offending anyone, Jack's heart sped up even more when Emma's friend pointed at him. Jack felt cornered.

Though since Jack's arrival at Eden's Ember, many people were mesmerized by the luxury of his car. Some people around were just observing the car, some others were taking pictures as well.

Jack folded his lips inward when Emma and her friend walked over. Apparently, the friend wanted to take a picture with Jack's car.

Realizing that he couldn't stay in the car all the time, Jack took a deep breath. He opened the roof of his car.

Emma, who was photographing her friend's pose in front of the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, was surprised to see this. She was even more dumbfounded after seeing Jack in the car.

Knowing Emma covered her gaping mouth with her hand, he
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