Zoe couldn’t respond to him with Yanni there.

Mason realized it too and decided to let her off the hook. He said in a hushed voice, “Don’t even think about claiming it as a casual thing! You’re not that open-minded, Zoe!”

She responded lightly, “People change, Mason!”

He raised his eyes and looked at her quietly. Then, it occurred to him that she was a mature lady now. After all, she was twenty-nine years old. She must feel lust the same way he did.

More to the point, she had been single for several years.

It wasn’t crazy to think that she would’ve slept with someone, especially if a man offered her company and comforted the cold, harsh loneliness she must’ve felt within herself.

It was too horrifying for him to think about it.

However, his pride didn’t allow him to ask her about it. An awkward silence hung over the room as he went back to feeding Yanni and hanging out with her. On the other hand, Zoe sat on the couch and did some work.

After all, she set up more than two