After resolving the incident with the paparazzi, Fade and Winnie returned to Winnie's apartment.
Half an hour later, Tigre made a phone call to Fade and reported that everything had been dealt with.
Fade passed on the news to Winnie. She breathed a sigh of relief and expressed her gratitude to Fade.
After chatting for a while, they exchanged knowing looks, triggering flashbacks of what they did in her bedroom earlier. They lowered their heads and their faces blushed.
They were thinking about the same thing. "If the paparazzi did not show up just now, they would have..."
Winnie blushed at the thought of that. She stole a glance at Fade. To her surprise, their eyes meet and she noticed the flames in Fade's eyes.
Winnie's cheeks were burning. She lowered her head swiftly and fidgetted silently. She was at a loss.
Fade noticed the awkward atmosphere between them. The air around them seemed to be warmer and their breathing was heavy.
"Winnie, I..." Fade's voice came out hoarse. He inched closer to Winnie in the heat of the moment.
Winnie's heart was racing when Fade moved closer to her. She tugged her shirt shyly and her face was bright red.
"Erm..."
As their cheeks drew closer, they could feel each other's warm breaths.
There was some chemistry between them. Their eyes were unfocused as they inched closer to each other.
They were about to touch each other when they heard the sound of footsteps coming from the hallway. Promptly, the door swung open and a figure rushed in. "Winnie, I heard about what happened. Are you okay? I came to check on you. I bought your favorite..."
A woman entered the room and it was none other than Winnie's best friend, Yoko.
Yoko was carrying a huge bag full of snacks and groceries. She strode in beamingly to be greeted by the sight of Fade and Winnie embracing each other on the sofa. Immediately, Yoko was rooted to the spot.
Yoko was shocked and turned to run out the door. She apologized hurriedly, "Don't mind me. Just go on. You didn't see me."
It would have been better if Yoko kept quiet. Her remarks shattered the atmosphere between Fade and Winnie like a hot knife through butter.
Winnie got up frantically and ran after Yoko. She called, "Wait, Yoko, come back!"
Fade cleared his throat in an attempt to cover up the awkward mood. He exclaimed, "Yoko, what a coincidence. Are you here to visit Winnie too?"
"Yeah!" Yoko nodded and passed the bag of groceries to Winnie.
Winnie accepted the groceries and carried them to the kitchen.
Yoko glanced at Fade apologetically and sniggered, "Fade, I didn't mean to barge in on you. I think I should leave. You can just pick up from where you left off!"
Yoko's remarks made Fade recall the first time he visited Winnie's place.
Back then, he came to treat the bruises on Winnie's legs. Yoko rushed in when he was he was applying medicine for Winnie. Yoko even misunderstood his relationship with Winnie.
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