Sam banged the phone against her head before replying hastily, "no, no… I thought it was someone else . This is a good time . What's up?"

Yimei seemed to be hesitate before speaking the next words, " can we meet and talk this evening?"

"Sure, would you like to come to the coffee shop near my office?" Sam asked her .

She held no grudges against Yimei or her mother . After all, they hadn't known and probably still didn't know Zhu Cheng's true nature . So she wouldn't hesitate in responding if either of them reached out to her .

"How much time can you take to come down and why was your phone busy just now?" Wei stood next to his car and asked Sam in an irritated voice .

"Look here, Prince Wei, I know you are the big boss and my saviour too . But do you have to be so bossy and that too first thing in the morning?" she grumbled .

"Prince Wei?" Wi looked at her in askance .

He cleared his throat consciously, "umm… I have a meeting with a new client and I thought that I could introduce you to him . If we get that contract, maybe you can work on it henceforth . "

Samantha stopped midway in climbing onto the car . This man really had the ability to surprise her at every step . Was there no end to his thoughtfulness?

"How am I going to save my heart from him?" the thought sprang into her head but she hastily squashed it .

"No, no… I am just grateful . It's nothing else," she consoled herself quickly .

Nodding her head, she sat next to him .

"Oh, before I forget, Yimei just called me . She wants to meet this evening," she told him .

Wei frowned before saying, "you want me to come along?"

She shook her head with a smile .

"I think I can handle meeting my cousin without you coming with your dragon slaying sword . I was just wondering if she wants to meet voluntarily or is it being orchestrated by my dear brother in-law," she replied .

Wei looked at her and told her, "whatever it is, make sure that you keep your guard up at all times . Listen more and talk less . And I am just a call away in case you find anything amiss . "

She nodded her head while her heart was busy fluttering away, ignoring all admonishments from its sensible counterpart, the head .

Later that evening

"Hi Yimei, you are looking radiant . How are you feeling?" Sam slid into the booth opposite her .

Yimei gave her a weak smile in return .

Fiddling with her cup of tea, she spoke after a few seconds, "I just wanted to apologise for what happened that evening . Mom told me about it yesterday . I am really sorry . Zhu Cheng should have been more careful before making any accusations . "

Looking at her cousin's downcast eyes, Sam slid her hand towards her and patted her arm in comfort .

"Don't stress over it . The matter is sorted now . Let's move on from that," she said with a smile .

Yimei looked at her relaxed expression and gave a grateful smile in return . The girls chatted for a while before parting ways . Sam saw her off before hailing a taxi for herself .

Suddenly, someone tapped at her back .

She turned around to find her nemesis there . Quicky scanning the road, she was disappointed to see that Yimei's car had already sped off . Clutching her phone in her hand, she felt for the screen keypad .

"What are you doing here?" she asked Zhu Cheng in frosty tones .

"Well, I was curious to see what would you tell my wife about me . Guess what? You surprised me . I had thought that you wouldn't let such an opportunity go and bad mouth me to the hilt . But you were unwilling to even hear a single word against me . Am I to believe that somewhere inside your heart, you still carry a torch for me? Is it the unrequited love which is making you do all these things… may be to catch my attention?" he asked with a c.o.c.ky smile playing on his lips .

Something snapped in Sam's head and without thinking of the consequences, she punched his unsuspecting face hard .

CRUNCH!

The fist had landed bam on his nose . There was an ugly sound of bone crus.h.i.+ng and thick blood sprung out .

Looking shocked, Zhu Cheng whimpered as he held his nose .

Trying to stop the bleeding with his hands, he continued to look at her in disbelief .

In a thick nasal tw.a.n.g, he asked her furiously, "why the h.e.l.l did you do that?"

Calmly wiping her hand across his s.h.i.+rt, she replied, "this is all that I want to do every time that I think of you or see you . Call it my version of 'unrequited love' . I hope you feel better soon . Bye . "