Coolest Girl in Town Chapter 1040–“Could it be Area X?” Narissa shot Zephyr a look. “Are you guys trying to fight with us?”
“Never heard of that operation, though,” said Zephyr.
“Really? And here I thought you were just reluctant to speak,” she retorted sarcastically while shooting him a hostile look.
Noticing her hostility, the man asked, “What are you trying to say?”
“I saw the odd looks you two were throwing at each other all this time, and as soon as Matthew left, he got into trouble. Well, I’d say you were the one who sent someone to take him away if you ask me.” Narissa narrowed her eyes.
Zephyr thought this was a bit unfair to him. “I’m sorry for what I did last time, but this is different.”
“You think I’m going down on you because of that?” The woman’s lips formed a mocking smirk. “You give me too little credit. I found Area X’s badge on Matthew. You’re both working for them. I have reason to suspect you. If you want to defend yourself, then go ahead.”
Zephyr frowned, the light in his eyes dimming. When he looked at her again, there was… something in his gaze. These two looked like they were fighting, but on a closer look, it felt more like a couple’s banter.
“Area X has no reason to do that. Zephyr could have let him go when he was at the villa if he wanted. There was no need for him to wait for Jackson,” said Alexander.
“Don’t take it to heart, Zephyr. Narissa is just trying to help,” Elise said, trying to calm things down.
Zephyr looked at her, then at Narissa. He then heaved a long sigh and left the place. “I’ll be seeing Irvin.”
The trio saw him off.
Elise thought for a while before saying, “Zephyr might have a glib tongue, but he’s not a bad person, Narissa. He’s apologized, so let it slide.”
Narissa crossed her arms and sighed. “Even you think I was going down too hard on him?”
Elise didn’t answer that question. She exchanged a look with Alexander and said, “He’s facing a big problem right now. He has no time to deal with Matthew’s case.”
Narissa shrugged that answer off. “I thought he was a doctor. Doctors don’t normally have enemies.”
“Normal doctors don’t have enemies, but Zephyr is an outstanding one.” Alexander was peering at the leaving Zephyr. Solemnly, he added, “Sometimes, being too outstanding can mean trouble.”
He and Elise knew this best. They were both more talented than most people, and because of that, they could never seem to shake their problems off.
Narissa was a little out of it, but she could see Alexander wasn’t kidding. When she turned to Elise again, Elise was nodding solemnly. That confirms it, then. She didn’t like Zephyr, but making his day worse when he already had enough to deal with did make her feel bad. He was the one who saved her, after all. “When did that happen?” asked Narissa.
“The day you tried to make up with him,” answered Alexander.
“So, he didn’t do it on purpose?” she muttered. He was not acting like himself back then. It was as if he was a different person.
“What do you mean?” asked Elise.
“Nothing.” Narissa snapped out of it and left. “I have something to do. See you around.”
“You just got here, though.” Elise was confused.
However, Alexander wasn’t. He knew what was going on, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he led Elise inside. “Don’t worry about her. And stop frowning. You’re going to mess up our daughter’s looks.”
“That’s superstition,” argued Elise. “We’re both pretty. There’s nothing to worry about.”
“Yes, of course, honey. Of course,” Alexander said in a coaxing voice as he led her into the house carefully, worried she might bump into something. Once she was safely inside, he went back to work.
Elise and her family took a tea break in the yard that afternoon.
A piece of news came from Camren’s radio. “According to meteorologists, Andromedids—a once-in-a-century meteor shower— will fly through the skies of this city tomorrow at midnight. Enthusiasts are…”
Alexia looked up from her tablet and stared at her mother. “Will wishes come true if I wish upon the wishing stars, Mommy?”
Without even looking up from his laptop, Irvin answered, “What you call ‘wishing stars’ are nothing but trails left by burning asteroids when they pass through the atmosphere. The light it emits is the product of friction between the asteroid and the air. They do not affect our lives in the slightest, and they do not grant any wish.” The atmosphere had turned awkward due to his direct answer.
Danny froze for a moment before he said, “Do you hate romance, Irvin? At this rate, you’re going to destroy everything romantic with science and logic.”
“And you are going to destroy everything romantic by being cringy,” Ariel rebutted. “You came up with the idea of preparing a whole house of pink presents, remember?”
Danny grinned and pulled her into his embrace. “But I dropped the idea in the end, didn’t I?”
“Thank goodness you did, or Ariel would have refused your efforts just because of your stupid aesthetics alone.” Camren harrumphed.
Danny clicked his tongue and shut his mouth.
Camren grinned and changed the subject. “Speaking of which, my partner called me two days ago. He has a new resort in the mountains, and it’s the perfect place for some stargazing. He invited me over. Should I go?”
Danny was interested. “You should, and we should go, too. Stargazing on a mountain is a perfect end for this trip.”
“I want to go, too, Mommy!” Alexia raised her hand high in the air.
Noticing everyone’s desire to go, Elise agreed to it. “Sure. We’re going to watch a meteor shower tonight.” She then created a chat group and added everyone she knew to it.
Once she told everyone about the plan to stargaze that night, Alexander texted, ‘Safe trip, honey.’ He even attached a heart emoji at the end of his message.
Elise texted back, ‘Got it.’
‘Ew, cringy much?’ texted Narissa.
Then, Jamie texted, ‘See you tonight, Boss. And love you, Narissa!’
To that, Narissa only replied with an ellipsis.
They came to the resort’s parking lot that evening. After some driving around, Elise finally found a spot. Just when she was about to reverse into it, a red convertible drifted out of the corner and darted past her car. Even though she stepped on the brakes in time, her kids were still strangled by the seat belt for a moment.
“Are you alright?” she asked worriedly.
“We’re fine, Mommy,” answered the children in unison.
A hint of pride welled in Elise’s eyes. You’re good kids. Not fussy at all. She turned around and saw the red convertible take up her spot.