"Aren't you leaving?" Jacob Sydney's gaze grew darker. Even if she heartlessly left him, he couldn't stand seeing others bully her.
"I'm not leaving." Keira Leaf withdrew her gaze, trying to free her hand from Jacob Sydney.
This time, however, he held on tightly, his slightly rough palm far from the smooth and delicate touch of Joshua Sulliven.
"Oh, are you two flirting?" Lydia Parker crossed her arms and spoke with a mocking smile.
The phrase "flirting" pricked at Keira Leaf's heart, making her face turn even more unpleasant as she struggled harder to break free from Jacob Sydney: "Let me go."
"I'll ask you again, are you leaving?" Jacob Sydney stared at Keira Leaf, not wanting her to stay here at all.
"Jacob Sydney, let me go! I'm not like you! I can't just mess around recklessly. I have children to raise, rent to pay! I can't leave whenever I want, can't just quit like you do, I can't be as carefree as you!" Keira Leaf was also getting angry.
