The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me

Although Joey and Sarah hadn’t told Philip about it, he was smart enough to know what was going on between Sarah and John Walter.

He also realized why Sarah had taken it so well when he confessed his secret crush on Joey and chosen to break up with him calmly. He believed that Sarah had hooked up with John Walter back then, which explained why she hadn’t cared about him.

He didn’t hate her at all. He felt sorry for her instead. Perhaps he hadn’t loved her enough to hold a grudge against her.

Amused by Philip’s comment on Sarah and John Water’s relationship, Joey chuckled, “Maybe devotion and persistence aren’t enough.”

Suddenly Philip turned around to look at Joey with earnest eyes and said, “Not even for us?”

Joey froze. Being carried on Philip’s back, she found Philip’s handsome face inches away and his warm breath tickling. His eyes were so earnest and affectionate that Joey couldn't think straight for the moment.

“Philip, you…I…”

Joey looked at him with surprise. She was too nervous to know how to respond.

Did Philip really like her?

Joey was panicked and bewildered. Philip smiled, “I’m joking, of course.

She pretended to be irritated and said, “Don’t make such a

bitter and he said nothing. He thought to himself, “I wasn’t joking. It was what I had always wanted to tell you for

was afraid that they wouldn’t even remain friends if that happened. Thus he had to take it slowly to express his feelings in subtle ways, like what he had just done, until he found the most appropriate opportunity to confess his love for

Joey chatting with Philip out of the corner of his eye. He thought they were

in the car.

After about forty minutes, they finally reached their destination, a forest-covered deep pool where there were many black giant salamanders swimming in it. On the shore there was a small cabin built on a big tree and two strong men were guarding it watchfully with guns in their hands.

men up there are the guards we’ve sent to protect the pool day and night. They

nodded, “How

eight pools in total, three big pools

questions. Lewis answered them