The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me novel Chapter 58

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. You are so gullible.”

Joey was relieved to hear that. She pretended to be irritated and said, “Don’t make such a joke ever again, or I’ll be very mad at you.”

Philip turned his head again. His smile was bitter and he said nothing. He thought to himself, “I wasn’t joking. It was what I had always wanted to tell you for the past few years. I knew you had no idea of it.”

He had made up his mind to go after Joey, but he didn’t want to scare her away by rushing things. He 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 her.

While John Walter and Lewis were talking with each other, Philip was standing on the shore with Joey on his back, watching the giant salamanders in the pool. Joey was a little disappointed when the giant salamanders stayed quiet for quite a while.

Philip kept Joey on his back all along, which was annoying for John Walter. He gave orders to take a field trip to another pool. He would be happy to see Philip in exhaustion.

When they were headed to the next destination, one of them suddenly caught sight of numerous pairs of cold ferocious eyes in the bushes nearby. Giant wolves that were over one meter high were charging towards them from all directions.

“Wild wolf…pack!”

Lewis almost fainted at the sight of so many wolves.

Having lived in the mountainous village for decades, he had never seen a wolf pack, even though he had heard about their existence before.