Joanna was slightly speechless upon hearing this. ’Is this guy copying ? I just had Akio Higashino do a favor, and this punk here is trying to make do the sa? This is basically just canceling out what I got!’
"What would you like to do? It has to be reasonable though. I won’t promise you anything that crosses the line!" Joanna pondered and decided to compromise.
’My, my Ace. I’m compromising so much that my boundaries are basically non existent!’
"Don’t be so nervous, it’s not like I’m going to force you to do sothing you don’t like. Do I look like that type of person?"
"Yeah, you do. Every ti you go nuts, you’re far from a good person. Heck, you don’t even act human when that happens!" Joanna said. She hadn’t forgotten how terrifying the man was when he was in a crazed state.
It wasn’t even a far stretch to call him a savage animal at those tis. Now they were temporarily on the sa boat, and could work in peace for the ti being. However, that didn’t an she had accepted him as a person.
Jovan sighed helplessly. "Looks like I’m not going to change your perception of , but I really don’t intend to do anything bad today..."
"Just spit it out, what do you want from ?"
"Nothing much, I just want you to stop overthinking and have a nice al with ," Jovan said casually as he placed a piece of at dipped in sesa sauce into Joanna’s bowl. He did seem genuine as he gestured at her to eat it. "Have a taste, it’s really good."
"Uh, is that it?"
"Yeah, that’s it."
"Alright, I’ll try it out." Joanna finally picked up a pair of chopsticks and took a bite. This was her first bite of food tonight, and soon she felt surprise filling her, as if she had found new land.
It was delicious!
"Oh wow, this... this is so good! How could it be so juicy and savory? This is the best at I’ve ever had!" Joanna excitedly grabbed another piece, placing it in the boiling hot broth with the fragrant steam attacking their senses.
"Lamb innards taste great in hotpot, you know? And eating this with beer can make you feel like you’re in paradise!" Jovan was happy with Joanna’s reaction. He even started recomnding her the best way to enjoy it like he was an expert.
"Oh, this is so good! I’m going to cry!" Joanna couldn’t stop at this point, switching between the at and beer. She didn’t even have the ti to talk, and naturally forgot all about the trivial matters regarding Ace.
"I told you so, so good hotpot is all you need to solve any problems in life! If one al can’t help, have two!" Jovan watched the woman scarf down the food, his lips curving upwards as his eyes were filled with affection.
"Humans are still animals after all. Once you’ve satiated your hunger, everything else doesn’t matter all that much."
"I didn’t expect you to have a deep side, you know. Looks like you’re not a total ss! I agree with your statent completely, those are so pretty wise words." Joanna sipped on her beer, feeling an innate happiness deep inside her.
Humans had very basic needs after all, any other problems were just created by themselves, most likely from overthinking when they couldn’t move on from certain situations.
"Good to know that you agree then. Co on, let’s eat and drink to our heart’s content! I’ll be right here with you." Jovan said enthusiastically.
When Scarlet brought another few plates of at and innards, the two quickly devoured everything on those three plates, all while drinking twelve glasses of beer each.
In the end, they started feeling quite tipsy.
Joanna placed her chin on her palm, leaning into her seat. She was giggling profusely, mumbling on and on about how she wanted to keep going.
"Let’s go. No more drinking, or else we aren’t going to be able to get ho." Jovan snatched the beer bottle out of Joanna’s hands, refusing to allow her to drink more. Even he was reaching his limit.
"Say... Jovan... Do you think I ate to my heart’s content?" Joanna grabbed the man’s arm, her eyes blank as she slurred her words.
"Of course, you almost finished up Scarlet’s stock!"
"Then... Did I drink to my heart’s content?"
"What do you think? If you drink any more, you’re going to get alcohol poisoning."
"So can you tell ... why Ace won’t... choose ? He... What’s his reason?" Joanna stood up, swaying slightly on her feet. She held onto the man’s collar as she waited for his answer.
Jovan was initially still rather tipsy, but this sobered him up. He frowned coldly. "Why are you still thinking about it?"
"Of course, I am. Wouldn’t you want to know why you were abandoned?" Joanna covered her face, sobbing into her hands.
"Why are you n like this? He was the one who insisted on getting legally married, then he just disappeared! He swore to spend the rest of his life with ! How could he change so quickly?! Why is my love life so ssed up?!"
"You made your choice to shoot yourself in the foot. Who else can you bla but yourself?" Jovan scoffed as he helped her out of the restaurant, standing by the road while they waited for their ride.
"I didn’t! I really didn’t! I gave myself choices, but... they all left... They left..." Joanna waved her arms around, clearly agitated as she recounted the people she once considered as partners. "Ace left... Liam left... Even Mr. Q left! Maybe I’m cursed, that must be it!"
"Alright, alright, I promise that I will never leave. I’ll stick to you like superglue, okay?"
"I don’t want you though, I want Ace... Just tell , why is he leaving ? Didn’t you say you know the reason? If you don’t spill, I’ll annoy you the whole day!"
Seeing how pained Joanna’s expression was, Jovan was heartbroken and jealous, and a cruel fury burned in his chest. ’Why? Why does Ace Moran get all her passion and love?’
He didn’t want to be so kind of second male lead who loved and protected the female lead unconditionally. He was done being in Ace’s shadow, and he was done being in second place.
"Do you really want to know why?" Jovan asked coldly as he held Joanna firmly to keep her standing, all while scanning her flushed red face.
"Mhm, I can’t sleep if I don’t." Joanna nodded drowsily, her brain foggy though she insisted on searching for answers.
"Then listen up, I’m only saying this once," Jovan said in a monotonous voice, his gaze chilling. "He’s doing this because of Alice . He’s doing this for her."
"Alice... ?" Joanna shuddered slightly, then completely passed out, as if her soul had literally left her body.
Just then, a vehicle arrived at the entrance. "Hello sir, did you call for a cab? What’s your destination?"
The man carried Joanna in his arms, and looked down at her with a frigid stare. "My place."
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