Chapter 214: Needing Her Company

There was a silence between them. Elaine looked down at the floor, while Wesley's gaze remained fixed on her. Staring at the silent Elaine, Wesley suddenly felt that what Katrina had said earlier was right. He wasn't as articulate as Jack. He couldn't openly express his needs. For instance, he felt increasingly suffocated right now but couldn't bring himself to say, "Stop contacting Jack," or "Please, comfort me like you do Jack," or "I'm concerned about you being with other people." So, after struggling in his mind for a while, Wesley could only manage to say, "You don't have to accompany Jack to the evening banquet. I'll arrange for someone else to accompany him." He didn't want Elaine to continue pretending to be Jack's fiancée, but with Jack's unstable condition, Wesley had no other choice. Elaine was taken aback. "Did you overhear our conversation?" she blurted out. Caught eavesdropping, Wesley stiffened, pursing his lips again. Elaine didn't seem to mind too much. She was