"Boss, don't you think it's best if we go back home and rest until your mind is fully settled?". Ezekiel asked.

Edward shakes his head sideways as a means of saying no.

He doesn't want to go back to the city to meet Cecelia empty-handed.

If his secret is being exposed, then Cecelia would be very scared of him, and he doesn't want that to happen.

"Why don't we just take a break for now. Besides you haven't eaten since morning, and it won't be nice if Cecelia sees you like this, looking all plain and unhappy". Ezekiel said.

Immediately those words left Ezekiel's mouth, Edward snapped back to his...