Zack was positive that he had met Katherine when he was twenty.
But Katherine denied it.
The serious expression on her face earlier suggested that she was not lying.
The fact that she and Zack had already divorced made her response even more convincing.
She even reminded him of it, and he no longer argued.
This might be a good thing for her.
But she did not believe so.
The gate of her villa had been closed now.
Even the garage door was locked.
Zack stood at the gate a little longer before getting back in his car.
The wind this winter was strong, but he did not notice it earlier.
He opened the car and lowered his head to light a cigarette.
Before he and Katherine divorced, he did not even know that she owned a villa here.
He even hesitated to come over earlier.
But he had been feeling stuck in a whirlpool ever since he dreamed about having known his ex-wife
longer than he used to know.
He struggled for days until he could no longer help but come over to Katherine's villa to finally ask her.
Unfortunately, she did not admit it.
He should be finally relieved, though.
At the very least, he did ask her about it.
Surprisingly, he only felt that the weight in his chest was getting heavier.
If he had really met Katherine ten years ago, then what she had said was all a lie.
But then again, the answer did not matter.
As Katherine reminded him of, they had already divorced.
But when he thought about how they might have already met ten years ago, he felt an inexplicable
panic.
If it were true, then Katherine staying with him from the beginning until the end of their marriage was all
for him.
He was supposed to laugh at it.
It would be hilariously unbelievable.
But he felt strange.
He could not laugh because he found himself feeling differently for his ex-wife now.
Zack's thoughts were interrupted by the sight of a black Lexus that suddenly drove in at the
intersection.
The car soon stopped at the gate of Katherine's villa.
A familiar man then got out of the car.
Zack recognized the man.
He was the man who talked to Katherine after she sang on the stage at Alice's birthday party.
Katherine and the man knew each other.
Zack could not help but frown.
A colder expression could be traced on his face as he watched the man press the doorbell.
When Katherine came back to the villa and saw Zack standing outside, her mood got ruined in a snap.
So, when the doorbell rang, Katherine sat on the sofa with no intention of opening the gate at all.
But soon, the doorbell rang again.
Frowning, she got up and walked to the balcony to see the guest waiting outside.
She was stunned for a moment upon seeing a different man.
It was Anthony, so she went downstairs to welcome him.
The afternoon sun was shining, but the wind was strong.
Wrapped in a shawl, Katherine wore on a pair of slippers and went outside to open the gate.
Raising an eyebrow, she asked, "Is the internet at your house unavailable again?"
Anthony chuckled.
"What happened last time was quite unexpected.It's okay now" he replied and explained why he came
over.
"Anyway, a friend of mine brought me a few boxes of cherries from abroad.I came to give you a box."
Katherine wanted to decline, but Anthony had already walked to the trunk of his car and taken out a
box of cherries.
Katherine could only nod as she said, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it “ Anthony replied with a smile and added, "Neighbors normally do this, don't they?"
He glanced at her and carried the cherries inside her house.
Katherine pressed the remote control to close the gate and then dashed in front of Anthony to lead the
way.
She walked straight to the kitchen and pointed at the long table in the middle.
"Just put it there" she said.
Anthony put down the box of cherries as he was told.
"You probably have a lot of work to do;' he mentioned and added, "I should get going.’’
"Oh, no.I'm not really busy today” Katherine confirmed.
She then offered, "If you're not in a hurry, why don't you eat some oranges before leaving?"
Anthony raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Are you sure I'm not bothering you?" he asked.
Katherine nodded and repeated, "I'm not really busy today"
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