Chapter 290 But What Happens When We Turn On The Lights?

As Faye continued to reach her hand towards Zayn’s face, the cogs in his mind were working at their fastest pace. It was only two seconds, yet he probably used twenty-minutes worth of his brain’s capacity. He did want to stop her. Unmasking himself was a huge deal—he did not plan on revealing himself to her tonight at all. It was Faye’s sudden love confession that sucker-punched him. It made a mess of his steps and foiled his plans. Within those two seconds, he had thought of many, many things. However, whether he could stop Faye was not the issue; it was her reaction. Honestly, Zayn had no idea. Faye might have sworn her love for the chairman, but how different would it be when she discovered that it was Zayn all along? Would she still love him? Or would things take a turn for the worse and spiral in the opposite direction? So many unknowns. The future was ineffable. In the end, he chose to come clean. He chose not to stop her. He could feel her hand trembling lightly against h