Cam chuckled and reassured her, "Rx. John''s a handful, but he''ll still listen to me... most of the time."


    "Let''s hope so," Anya replied with a wry smile.


    As dinner wrapped up, Anya suggested heading home, especially since they had work the next day. But Cam wasn''t having it.


    "What''s the rush? I haven''t seen you in over a month! Tonight, you''re staying out with me until we''ve had fun."


    The three of them stepped outside, and Cam grabbed Anya''s arm, practically dragging her toward her car.


    Anya couldn''t argue against it, so she decided to throw caution to the wind and go along with Cam.


    Zachary opted to stay out of it and was about to hail a cab home when he felt a firm smack on his backside.


    He was stunned.


    He instinctively stepped forward, then turned around, ring at the person behind him who had reached out inappropriately.


    When he saw that it was actually Cam, the anger on his face instantly vanished, reced by surprise and confusion.


    "Ms. Gaines, what was that for?"


    "Zachary, right? Who said you could leave? After everything Anya''s done to help you, you''re really just going to leave her here?"


    Crossing her arms, she looked at him disapprovingly. "Shouldn''t you be stepping up to be her knight in shining armor tonight?"


    He frowned slightly. "But you''re just going out for some fun. It wouldn''t be appropriate for me to tag along."


    "We don''t have a problem with it, so why do you have a problem with it? Stop being such a pain and just get in the car! Don''t make me force you."


    Not in the mood for debate, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him along, leaving him no choice but to relent.


    Before he knew it, he was seated in the back of her car, with Anya in the front passenger seat.


    During the ride, the two womenughed and chatted openly, even venturing into some rather personal topics as though they had forgotten he was even there.


    Feeling out of ce, Zachary started to regreting out that evening.


    After a little over an hour, they arrived at a luxurious hot spring resort. "Good evening, Ms. Gaines!"


    As they reached the entrance, the hostesses greeted Cam with warm bows.


    Anya leaned over and whispered to Zachary, "Cam''s a small shareholder here. She likes toe rx at the hot springs on weekends."


    The resort was impably decorated and easily a four-star, if not near five-star, in quality. Unlike typical mid-range hot spring resorts, the costs here were quite high, so most of the people who came were wealthy.


    As they made their way inside, Zachary suddenly heard a familiar voice. He looked over to see two people he recognized-Wendy and Ethan-chatting as they registered a new membership at the reception.


    "Here''s your membership card, madam. After deducting the initial fee, your bnce is 49800 dors."


    "Thank you!" Wendy epted the card and handed it over to Ethan with a smile. Ethan tried to decline but eventually took it.


    The elevator arrived, and Zachary followed Cam and Anya inside. At the same time, Wendy and Ethan were heading their way.


    As the elevator doors closed, Wendy froze, thinking she had caught a glimpse of Zachary.


    "Something wrong, Wendy?" Ethan asked gently.


    "I thought I just saw Zachary," she replied, shaking her head, then dismissing the idea. "But it must have been my imagination. He would not show up somewhere this pricey in his situation."


    Ethan''s eyes gleamed with intrigue, and he asked cautiously, "You''re not still hung up on that guy, are you?"


    A flicker of aplicated emotion


    passed over her face before she


    replied coldly, "Of course not. We''re already going through the divorce process, which will be official in a


    couple of weeks. You know me. I''d never look back."