“Don't touch me. Mind your own business. Leave me alone.”
Megan froze. All of a sudden, she recalled Jake's question in the car.
Is he acting like this to upset me because of that?
Megan found it funny that Jake seemed to have a childish side to him.
Chuckling, she used her finger to touch Jake's while the gloomy look in her eyes had been replaced by heartwarming enthusiasm.
“Come on, don't torture your stomach. We can always talk after we eat.”
Megan's relaxed and cheerful tone stupefied Jake as he happened to look up and met her eyes. He had no idea when she had changed the expression on her face as she had always put on a sullen face in front of him.
“I don't want to go,” Jake replied calmly. He did not even notice that his mood was getting better as he simply declined her invitation out of instinct.
Hearing his reply, Megan tilted her head and gave it a thought. An idea popped into her head as she decided to run back into the eatery and take the pasta out.
She held the plate of pasta before Jake and looked at him earnestly.
“Look. It smells so good. Come on. Let's go inside and eat. After that, we'll go to Queenston Village.”
Jake looked down at the pasta and still had no appetite. Then, he looked into Megan's eyes and suddenly found it hard to say no to her.
It was the first time she had begged him to do something, so he was feeling a little delighted deep down.
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