Chapter 7

"So you and the ex-mayor's son, huh..."

My forehead creased when I heard Jack behind me. I was preparing some soup for dinner when I felt him entered the kitchen to drink water. He probably just got back from the cove.

"Did you found Alicia's basket?" I faced him after switching off the stove. He nodded, his eyes watching me intently as he put down the glass on the sink.

"You and Leandro?" He reiterated and my brows knitted at his question. He seemed to be interested about my non-existing relationship with the brute man of Willowvale.

"Uh...that was a long time ago." I tore my eyes away from him. However, I felt his gaze remain on me.

"He's your ex-lover?"

"What? No!" I quickly denied. "He used to be a suitor."

"Used to?" His brow cocked at me. "He's still hitting on you."

I shook my head. "He already stopped almost two years ago. This was the first time we had an interaction since then. And why are you asking, by