A wave of emotions swept over Carlisle, making him want to pull her into his arms.


    “How much do you need?” Wanda asked with her head lowered. She felt her palms sweating under


    Carlisle’s intense gaze.


    The cab driver cleared his throat and said, “Miss, be careful. Don’t get scammed!”


    Carlisle raised an eyebrow and threatened, “Could you just drive? We’re paying for a ride, not a chat.


    Do you want the fare or not?”


    The driver shrugged. “Hey, is it even proper for you to borrow money from ady?”


    Carlisle felt a blush creeping up his cheeks. If it weren’t for the circumstances, he wouldn’t have wanted


    to ask Wanda for money either.


    Wanda puffed up her cheeks and retorted, “My boyfriend is–starting a business. It’s normal that he


    needs money!”


    Carlisle looked at Wanda in surprise. Did she just admit he was her boyfriend?


    The driver rolled his eyes but didn’t argue further.


    If it weren’t for the fact that Wanda seemed naive, he wouldn’t have bothered to say anything.


    Fuming, Wanda said, “Carlisle, let’s get out. We’re not riding with him anymore!”


    Carlisle nodded, took out a bundle of crisp hundred–dor bills, and handed one to the driver, “Stop the


    car. This is for the fare, no need for change.”


    The driver was momentarily stunned. Then, he chuckled nervously and said, “Sorry for what I said


    earlier. I didn’t mean any harm. It was just a friendly reminder!”


    Carlisle said calmly, “Don’t judge without knowing the whole story. You might offend someone easily


    that way.”


    “Got it, got it. I won’t do it again!” The driver smiled apologetically.


    Carlisle squeezed Wanda’s hand gently and said, “Don’t be upset. The guy was just trying to help.”


    Wanda pursed her lips and nodded, her eyes involuntarily drifting to their entwined hands.


    Leaning closer to Wanda, Carlisle whispered, “Wanda, you said I was your boyfriend, didn’t you?”


    Wanda’s eyes widened at his tease, and she jerked her hand back. “Y–you… I didn’t mean… When did


    I say. that?”


    “Maybe I’d misheard.” Carlislé sighed as if disappointed.


    “Yes, that’s right. You’ve definitely misheard,” Wanda said with a blush.


    She had only blurted out that sentence in a moment of panic.


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    Carlisle couldn’t help but smile at the shy Wanda. She practically treated him like a boyfriend but was


    still


    too shy to admit it.


    However, love was a delicate matter. It was best to let it develop naturally.


    Besides, there were people secretly trying to keep him away from Wanda.


    Until those obstacles were dealt with, he needed to maintain some distance from her.


    By midnight, Wanda had drifted off to sleep.


    Carlisle carefully rested her head on his shoulder to make her morefortable.


    They reached Rainville around 3:00 am.


    The cab exited the highway, hitting a bumpy, pothole–ridden road.


    Wanda woke up groggily and asked, “Are we there yet?”


    Carlisle nodded. “We still have a little way to go before we reach the town.”


    Wanda nestled back against Carlisle’s shoulder and drifted back to sleep. As she closed her eyes, she


    realized they were practically leaning against each other.


    Since she was already treating him like a boyfriend, Wanda wrapped her arms around Carlisle’s arm


    and continued sleeping.


    A faint smile appeared on Carlisle’s lips as he nced down at Wanda.


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    At 4:30 am, the cab pulled up outside a hotel.


    Carlisle booked two rooms while the cab driver chose to stay in the car and sleep.


    The next day at 8:00 am, Carlisle knocked on Wanda’s door. After waiting for a while and having no


    response, he dialed her number. “Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off…”