Lisa was downhearted to hear it. “Are you leaving so soon? You could spend the night here and leave in the morning.”

“It isn’t appropriate,” Zoe said calmly.

Then, she put on the shoes. “I’m here because of my kids. I didn’t come here to reminisce about the past with Mason. It isn’t exactly appropriate for me to stay here longer than I should.”

She might’ve sounded cold, but it was only because she had been hurt one too many times.

Westley, on the other hand, was a reasonable man. Pondering on it, he said, “Just a couple of hours, Zoe. Please. I can’t let you go back by yourself! Let me send you home, at least!”

“That won’t be necessary. I’ll ask Luke to send me back.”

However, Weslet was persistent. Perhaps he didn’t want to be here alone and continue to bicker with Lisa.

In the end, Zoe agreed to stay back for a while.

By the time she got into the car, dawn was breaking over the sky. She could even hear the crowing of a rooster from afar, signifying the coming of a new day.