Before Peter could open the door, he caught a whiff of a familiar scent. He opened the door, the woman walked in blatantly. In a blink of an eye, she had already put her luggage on the sofa.
All of his anxiety and anger melted away in an instant.
He smiled flatteringly as he walked to her side and asked, "Zoe, did you come alone? You didn't tell me you were coming?"
"I was going to find Lottie but Shane answered her phone. I had no choice but to find you. It's peak season now, the front desk informed me there were no available rooms so I have to wait until eleven o'clock." Zoe was so tired she laid on the sofa.
"Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat?" He crouched down beside her and started to massage her legs.
"I'm sure you didn't eat it yourself."
"I was working. Now that I'm free, I have time to eat. What do you want? I'll order it for you."
Zoe shook her head. "Anything is fine. Just get me the same as yours."
"Alright."
Peter quickly ordered the food. But he was worried the food would take at least 30 minutes to arrive and Zoe couldn't wait that long. So he simply went down to buy some food.
He never expected he would meet Shane at the supermarket.
"Mr. Fuller." Peter was very surprised.
"Yes." The man replied indifferently.
Peter stared at the shelf before him which displayed all kinds of... condoms?
Peter was still an innocent guy who had no experience in this area. His face instantly turned red and he asked, "Mr. Fuller, are you going to be busy with Ms. Emerson all night?"
Shane gazed at him thoughtfully. "Are you buying one too?"
"Forget it, I'll just forget it...” Peter quickly waved his hand.
If Zoe knew, she would definitely think that he was a pervert.
Shane raised his eyebrows and continued to choose one.
Peter walked around the supermarket and returned to where he met Shane, he had finished picking one. Shane was about to pay the bill when
Peter stepped forwards and said, "Let me pay, Mr. Fuller. It's quite awkward for you."
Shane's expression didn't change but he looked at Peter weirdly.
It was already late at night and he didn't buy anything else other than that...
Shane wanted to say "no" but realised he forgot to bring his wallet when he put his hands in his pockets.
"Okay, sorry for the trouble." Shane handed the small box to Peter.
Peter headed over to the cashier.
When he paid, the cashier even eyed him up and down then suggested if he wanted to buy some toys. Peter shook his head and hurriedly put the box in his pockets. Then he rushed out to wait for Shane at the exit.
Soon, Shane came out of the store. Peter passed him the two small boxes and whispered, "Mr. Fuller, do you still need to use protection with Ms. Emerson? Don't you want to give Sheryl a younger brother or sister?"
Peter had never seen Sheryl before but Zoe adored Sheryl so he always had a good impression of her.
A child at this age would hope their parents would spend more time with them. After getting most of their love, they would want a younger sibling.
"The timing is not right."
Peter nodded. That was also true. Mr. Fuller and Ms. Emerson weren't officially married yet. Shane only released news about their marriage.
After saying goodbye to Shane, Peter returned to the room.
As he was going through the things he bought, Peter noticed there was another box in the bag.
"What is this?"
At that moment, Zoe walked over.
Peter tried to hide the box but Zoe grabbed the box first. She read the label carefully, "Pr..."
"It's pepper flavoured bubble gum." Peter quickly took the box away and stuffed it in his pockets.
"Huh? Is there a 0.1mm sized bubble gum?" Zoe asked puzzledly.
"Yes, there is." Beads of sweat streaked down Peter's forehead.
He didn't know what Zoe would think of him if she knew he bought this sort of thing.
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