Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 842 I Recall You Eating Quite a Lot Earlier

After finishing the meal, Jareth went to pay the bill only to be told that it had already been paid.

At that, Jareth looked at Daniel and raised his chin at him. "Thanks, dude. I'll treat you to a drink next time."

Daniel ignored him and said to Zoe, "I treated you to this meal. It has nothing to do with him."

So it didn't count as him treating her alone.

Jareth was speechless, and so was Zoe.

Upon reaching the entrance of the barbecue restaurant, Jareth stretched lazily and said to Zoe, "I have plans with other friends tonight, so I'll be heading off."

Zoe waved at him. "See you next time."

Jareth glanced at Daniel before shooting Zoe a profound gaze. However, the young woman didn't get him.

With that, Jareth took her hand and lowered his head to kiss the back of her hand. "I'm sorry for not bringing you any souvenirs after being abroad for many years. Let me give you a foreign social etiquette instead."

Before Daniel could react, Jareth quickly let go and walked downstairs without looking back, waving to Zoe, "See ya."

The floral shirt fluttered in the wind.

Daniel's face turned cold as he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the back of her hand. "What did I say? He's not a good guy. It's obvious he's taking advantage of you on purpose."

Zoe looked down and said, "So what? He said it's a foreign social etiquette, no? Don't talk nonsense if you don't know it."

Daniel instantly sneered in anger, "I don't know it?"

Zoe clicked her tongue and decided not to argue with him on it. She withdrew her hand and stretched her limbs. "Thank you for the ride here. I have other plans, so I'll be heading off."

"Who else are you going to meet?" Daniel asked.

Zoe blinked, "Someone... who has been very good to me and has always cared for me. Someone I really like."

Daniel felt a throbbing pain in his temples. "You're not going!"

How come he didn't notice before there were so many guys around her?!

Especially the one she really liked!

"What is up with you? Why can't I go?"

Daniel was about to say something, but he saw people coming and going nearby, and even a few gossiping girls had stopped to watch them.

With a stern face, Daniel pulled her down the stairs and shoved her into his car without a word.

Zoe said, "I really have something to do, you—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Daniel leaned over and attacked her lips with one hand on the car door and the other on the back of her seat.

Zoe clearly didn't expect him to do this here, and her eyes widened in shock.

She was about to push him away, but he had already pried open her teeth, and his breath swept into her mouth, clearly filled with anger.

Zoe slowly withdrew her hand.

After the long kiss, Daniel backed up a little, his tone dominant, "This is what social etiquette is. Do you want to learn more? I can teach you."

No thanks. Not interested, Zoe thought. And which country's social etiquette involves French kissing?!

Daniel closed the car door and quickly stepped into the driver's seat.

During the drive, his face remained cold, clearly really angry.

Zoe lowered her head and held her hands, deep in her thoughts.

Half an hour later, the car pulled up in front of her apartment complex.

Zoe unbuckled her seat belt and was about to get out of the car when she found the door had locked with a click.

At that, she turned her head. "You—"

All the remaining words were sealed by their lips.

Daniel's palm caressed her neck. Unlike the dominant kiss just now, this time, it was gradual and gentle, yet still possessive.

Inch by inch, he invaded her breath.

The air in the car was already scarce, and it became even thinner between their exchanges.

The hormones of adult men and women seemed to have been ignited, ready to explode.

Daniel moved back a little but didn't let go of her and whispered, "When I said for you to consider marrying, I didn't mean for you to consider who to marry."

Zoe was at a loss for words. So he's been acting jealously?

Her lips twitched, and her eyelashes trembled slightly. "The reason you want to marry me is because… I once carried your child, isn't it?"

She didn't remember where she heard it, but men always have these kinds of complexes.

For example, the first love complex and the first night complex. For them, these women were different from each other.

Zoe thought for a long time but still couldn't understand why Daniel, a playboy that traveled the world and a non-believer in marriage, would suddenly propose to marry her.

Could this be another kind of compensation he thought of for her?

Daniel pressed his thin lips slightly together and said softly, "I don't deny that there is such a factor, but since our first night together, I have been thinking about what our relationship is. I can only say that the arrival of that child helped me make a decision.

"I even feel grateful. If it weren't for that child, it might have taken me a long time to realize how much I like you."

Faced with his deep confession, Zoe spoiled the mood. "Have you said this to all your girlfriends, that they all mean something different to you?"

Daniel fell silent for a moment, attempting to speak several times only to say nothing in the end.

He had never treated any of his exes as sincerely as he treated her. If anything, they dated right after hitting off but broke up once the passion was gone.

There were also those who didn't want to break up, and he could solve it by giving them a few more bags.

In a sense, he was indeed a jack*ss. That was why he couldn't defend himself, lest he wanted to give up on this relationship.

Even though he didn't say it, Zoe knew full well what he had been like in the past.

To be honest, he was handsome, had a good figure, was a womanizer, and was… pretty good in bed.

Jareth was right. She should do whatever made her happy. She wouldn't lose out anyway. If anything, she bagged a bargain.

Finding a top-notch gigolo outside would not only cost thousands or more for just one night, but they wouldn't even be as good as him in all aspects.

At that, Zoe no longer wanted to dwell on his past relationships and changed the topic. "I'm a little hungry. Do you want to get some late-night snacks?"

Daniel's mind was filled with the images of her and Jareth eating, chatting, and laughing just now, and he casually said, "I seem to recall you eating quite a lot earlier."

Vexed, Zoe grumbled, "Leave if you don't want to eat!"

With that, she went to pull the car door, but it was still locked.

She turned around, bypassed Daniel, and reached for the unlock button.

Daniel looked down at her, his Adam's apple bobbing. "What do you want to eat? I can make it for you."

"I can order takeout," Zoe said. "I don't need you to make it."

With that, Zoe returned to her seat and tried to open the car door again. A success this time, she exited the car at once.