"James, are you hungry? There's a traffic jam on the road.'¹ A familiar voice came from outside the door.
Then, a petite figure entered the home, "I came here as fast as I could... Well..."
Elizabeth didn’t expect to see such a scene as soon as she opened the door. Her husband was grabbing Zena's hand with a look of anger. Zena was full of grievance and panic, and her eyes were filled with tears.
Her smile froze on her face at this moment. She stood still, and her heart was full of unspeakable surprise and bitterness.
Every woman would feel better when she saw her husband and another woman behaving closely alone in a room, right?
James didn't expect Elizabeth to come over at this time. No, he was so mad just now that he almost forgot that it was him who had asked her to come.
But at this time... What the f*ck!
"Zena, you..." Elizabeth stared at James's hand which was grabbing Zena's wrist and said with jealousy.
Being stared at by Elizabeth, James was so nervous in heart. Only then did he remember that he was still holding Zena's hand. He panicked and shook off Zena's hand, and then grabbed his own hand, "Honey..."
Elizabeth did not respond.
Zena was pushed away by James. She staggered and managed to stand firmly. With the lunch box in her arms, her hair was messy and she was somewhat awkward.
She coughed lightly and looked at Elizabeth who was standing stiffly at the door. A thought flashed through her mind, and then she said in a panic, "Elizabeth, you... don't think too much. There's nothing abnormal between... me with Jimmy."
Hearing this, Elizabeth pursed her lips tightly and frowned in an instant.
James was so furious that he wanted to swear. He roared, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Indeed, there was nothing abnormal between him and Zena, but the meaning was different when Zene said that!
Moreover, Elizabeth saw him grabbing her hand just now. He really... hated Zena so much!
Zena looked at James with grievance and her eyes turned redder, "Jimmy... I didn't say anything. I just don't want Elizabeth to misunderstand us."
James squinted his eyes, and his heart was jumping violently with anger. The fury even made his blood boil.
Zena... had really changed a lot...
However, it was not the time to argue with Zena.
He hurriedly walked to Elizabeth and grabbed her hand, "Honey, listen to me. I..."
Before he could finish his words, Elizabeth pulled away from him. She turned and gave him a meaningful look, but she said nothing.
James stood there and glared at Zena with his eyes blazing with fury. If it weren't for the fact that Elizabeth was here, and if it weren't for the fact that Zena had known him for so many years and would soon marry Xavier, and she was a woman, he would strangle her to death, let alone throw her out.
Elizabeth tilted her head and looked at James. Then she smiled, looked at Zena and said gently, "Misunderstand? Why do you say this? In this way, I always feel that you're belittling yourself or James."
She paused and added, "Zena, you're tender and beautiful, and Xavier is a modest gentleman. How can you bear to make him sad? What's more, although James is bad-tempered sometimes, I know that he has a good character. Besides, you're Xavier's future wife, and you have known James for a long time. I know that you used to have a good relationship with him. I'm grateful that you care about him so much. How can I misunderstand you two?"
Hearing this, James's heart relaxed a little, but he did not dare to relax completely. He was not sure whether Elizabeth was angry or not, because her expression was unnatural and her movements were indifferent when she entered the office.
Zena bit her lip lightly with a smile on her face, but she was annoyed in heart.
She had always thought that Elizabeth was easy to deal with and thought that she was not an independent woman, because Elizabeth had always been tender. She originally thought that Elizabeth would be angry and even quarrel with James if she cast a bone between them.
But at this time... she was really not sure. She didn't know whether Elizabeth was too innocent and easy to cheat, or she was too scheming that she was hard to cheat.
Otherwise, why did she have no reaction after hearing what she said? She even thanked her!
"Ha-ha." Zena smiled awkwardly and unnaturally ran her finger through her hair, "Yeah. Alas, maybe I thought too much. It's good that you won't misunderstand."
Elizabeth did not want to continue this topic. She looked down at Zena's delicate high heels. After a few seconds, she looked up at Zena, "Now it's time for lunch. You brought lunch to James, so you probably haven't eaten yet, right? Why don't you call Xavier and ask him to come here? James has been wanting to treat you two to a meal. How about eating together at noon?"
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