157: Lunch with Love

Since that day, Lizzie had stepped into Jepan's shoes, or so she said. Her daily routine mostly involved accompanying Bruno, tidying up his desk, brewing his coffee. Beyond those, she did little else. When Bruno had nothing for her to do, he allowed her to laze about in his apartment.

Emily used to drop by once or twice a day, but she had never expected Bruno to keep Lizzie by his side every single day. It was beyond her wildest guess.

Adeline and Bruno were sitting face to face, with a large office desk between them. Adeline had hold of Bruno's hand. "Bruno," she said, "I thought you didn't need me anymore, seeing how you're with Lizzie all the time."

"Nonsense. You've been quite busy yourself lately. Once you get some time off, you should rest and stop overthinking," Bruno looked at her and said indifferently.

This year he hadn't given Jepan much time off. He fully agreed with that. It was only when he chanced upon Lizzie that the idea struck him, to use Jepan's vacation to draw Liz