Chapter 294

A short, offhand sentence, but it still made the corners of Calliope's lips twitch up without her meaning to. Ever since that day on the overpass when her stomach suddenly gave out, this guy had basically turned into her walking reminder alarm. If he wasn't around, she could expect a message right on cue, checking on her meals like clockwork. If she didn't snap a photo of her food fast enough and send it to him, he'd either show up himself-complete with a demanding kiss as "payment," which always left her fixing her makeup afterward-or send over delivery via an app rider, message included: [Just try not finishing this.] Calliope couldn't help laughing and gave in, looking for a nearby, clean eatery. After ordering, she took a quick pic of the meal, sent it to report in, then dutifully cleaned her plate and followed up with another pic of the empty dishes. Almost instantly, a kissing GIF popped up in her messages. Her cheeks warmed a little. She replied with a sneaky-laugh emoji. She co