Madam Escaped Again, Sir (Lillian Hawkins and Eric Walker) novel Chapter 474

Presently downstairs, Sonia finally snapped back to reality. She stood up and shot an annoyed look at Zane. “What are you doing?”

He was momentarily taken aback by her reaction. His eyes glimmered, and he drew his hand away. “I was helping you to wipe away the cream.”

To prove himself, he showed her the napkin and gestured at her to take a look.

Indeed, she noticed that there was a little bit of cream on it. Knowing that she had misunderstood him, she calmed down and took her seat. “Oh, you’re right.

Sorry. I thought you wanted to—”

“You thought I wanted to take advantage of you?” Zane grinned at her.

Sonia pursed her lips at him without a word. “Anyway, you should stop acting that way. Others might misunderstand. You could tell me and let me do it

myself.”

“It’s just a simple gesture to help you. No one’s going to misunderstand our relationship. But if you insist...” He shrugged nonchalantly, and though he seemed to have agreed, the disappointment he felt was indescribable.

He had planned to have her get used to his occasional flirtatious behavior, making his way to her heart until he could touch her heart one day. Therefore, her wariness was shocking to him—she did not give him even the slightest chance to flirt at all.

Looks like the journey to her heart is going to be a long one.

Flashing a bitter smile, he could only shake his head.

An hour later, they finished their meals. Sonia paid for the meal, had two pieces of strawberry cake to-go, and prepared to go home.

Stepping out of the restaurant, she was greeted by a blast of cold air that swept across her body and face. She couldn’t help but sneeze, and her body started trembling.

Seeing that, he hurriedly asked, “Are you cold?”

“Yeah, a little,” she nodded and replied before looking up at the sky.

The sky was dark, without any trace of a star and the moon. The darkness was rather depressing, and it seemed like rain was about to follow not long after. While thinking, she felt a weight on her shoulders, like something had been put on them.

She hurriedly looked down and found that a coat had been draped across her shoulders. It didn’t take long before she realized that the familiar coat was Zane’s.

She spun around to look at him and confirmed that he was not wearing the coat anymore. It surprised her to see that he was only dressed in a shirt and a knitted vest. “Why did you give the coat to me?

“Aren’t you cold? This is what I should do as a man.” He chuckled.

To that, she frowned disapprovingly. “Even so, you will feel the cold as well. I don’t want you to catch a cold because of me. Take this back and wear it.”

As she spoke, she attempted to take off the coat and return it to him.

He forcefully draped the coat onto her again. To stop her from taking it off, he pinned her shoulders. “Alright now. Listen to me. Keep the coat on. I’m a grown man. I won’t easily catch a cold.”

“But...”

She tightened her lips in confusion and was about to reply when a male voice interrupted them. “Hey, can you step aside? You’re both in the way.”

This voice...

Her vision trailed to the direction of the voice behind her, and soon enough, she saw both Toby and Tom standing not far away. They were looking at her and Zane without any expression.

It is Toby indeed! But why is he here? Isn’t he still warded?

It didn’t take long for Zane to ask the same question. With a huge grin, he looked at Toby. “Oh, Toby, how are you? What a coincidence! Are you having your dinner here too? I thought you’re still hospitalized, so I didn’t expect to see you here.”

Toby did not reply. Instead, his dark gaze fell on Sonia’s shoulders.

She sensed that as well. With all her might, she shook off Zane’s hands from her shoulders. At the same time, she took off the coat and threw it back to Zane. Staring back at Toby, she stammered, “Um, t-the coat is...”

“Sonia, why do you bother explaining when you have nothing to do with him?” Zane narrowed his eyes and scrutinized