Chapter 57

• As agreed, the pair of lovers would pretend to be nothing in front of everyone. Zoà even suggested the idea of ​​continuing to behave in a way that left no doubt that she barely tolerated her professor. Although in reality, all she longed for was to be alone with him.
• On Monday morning, like every week, month, and year, the traffic was horrible. She barely managed to arrive at her job at the Bistro as the doors had just opened. Her surprise was when she entered and found Ian lying at one of the corner tables. This time accompanied by his uncle Henry and another man who looked very similar to him, also dressed in a three-piece English-cut suit. He must be family, I think.
• "I thought you had banned him," I asked Ermine. "Yes, but there's no way I can kick him out along with Henry and his father."