Chapter 34 In Cali

WORKING at the café for a while would be safer for Zoe. She has a hunch that Helios will look after her. She doesn't know, but she has a strong feeling about it. She doesn't want to see him-oh, who is she lying to? "Don't worry, sweetie. I will still give you your salary-" "It's okay, Aunt Millie. I am willing to help." Millie pouted her lips, which made Iris stand beside her and roll her eyes. "Stop acting like you're a kid, Millie. You're already forty-nine. Turning fifty in a few days," Iris said. Zoe smiled and shook her head. It's been a while since she last saw her Aunt Millie. She was her mother's best friend. They both studied and worked in Manhattan, but when Millie's parents moved to California, she had no choice but to follow. A decade after, her parents died in an accident. Thus, she lives alone. As for boys? Well... Iris said that Millie wasn't interested in them anymore after her first breakup. Maybe she really loves the man, but they are not meant to be. Sometime