She Got A Better Man novel Chapter 4

Zach had skipped dinner, buried in work at his company. When Elvira asked if he wanted to eat, he saw an opportunity to clear the air. "Yeah, let's sort some stuff out."

"Awesome, ordering now. Got any no-gos?" Elvira inquired.

"I'm not fond of strong flavors. Anything else goes," Zach replied before heading to the bedroom.

Once the door closed, Elvira breathed a sigh of relief, slightly embarrassed about the trouble she had caused while drunk.

She went for some light, home-cooked cuisine from a place she adored and often visited.

Sitting across from each other at the dinner table, they silently ate their takeout.

Elvira couldn't help but notice Zach's graceful eating habits, a refreshing sight compared to the sloppy, uncouth guys she'd encountered. 'Did I strike gold or what?' she thought, secretly thrilled.

Zach, on his part, took note of Elvira's unpretentious, appealing manner. Sick of the artificiality of the high-society dames, he found her genuineness a breath of fresh air.

Till now, Elvira hadn't hit any of his sore spots. Zach thought if this makeshift marriage could benefit Tracy, he was all for enduring it a while longer.

Breaking the silence, Zach spoke up. "Ms. Willis, thanks for saving my grandma and for agreeing to this shotgun wedding."

Elvira was blunt. "Wasn't just for Tracy. This shotgun wedding's got perks for me too, so I'm counting on your support down the line," she confessed, hinting at the spontaneous decision driven by a mix of motives.

Zach, surprised by her frankness and lack of brown-nosing, assured her. "Sure. We're in this together now."

"If you get any deal-breakers or need my backing, just spell it out. I'll avoid stepping on your toes and support you as needed," Elvira added.

"All I ask for is privacy; I'll respect yours too. Other than that, we're good. Grandma wanted you to move in here, so your old place? Time to say goodbye," Zach explained.

"Deal," Elvira agreed warmly. "I've looked it up; the rent here is 24 thousand dollars a year. Let's go halves. I'll shoot over 12 thousand dollars after we swap WhatsApp info. And I plan to deck out the place too, so hit me up if you need anything specific. Oh, and I'm all for whipping up meals at home; cool with you?"

Once they agreed on their cohabitation terms, Elvira asked for Zach's digits to add him on WhatsApp.

Zach accepted her friend request and stored her number.

Then, Elvira firmly wired 12 thousand dollars his way, despite Zach's initial reluctance.

But Elvira, eager to end the conversation and avoid further embarrassment, simply wheeled the rack into the master bedroom and shut the door, leaving Zach with a slight, amused smirk on his face.

After arranging the clothes, Elvira stepped out to say goodnight to Zach, only to run into him fresh from the shower, wrapped only in a towel.

His well-defined physique under the dim light made her face turn red again, her eyes inadvertently admiring his muscular form a little longer than necessary.

"Need something?" Zach inquired, dropping his towel to look at her.

"Uh, just wanted to say good night. Plus, you're looking pretty fit," blurted out Elvira before quickly turning and dashing back into her room.

Zach stood frozen, bemused. 'Was that flirting?' he wondered, shaking his head in disbelief.

Returning to his room, Zach called Tracy, sternly warning her to stop showing off their wealth, threatening that he would divorce Elvira if Tracy went overboard again.

Tracy, on the other end, rolled her eyes, thinking, 'This boy is going to regret this one day.'

After her nightly routine, Elvira chose a relatively conservative nightgown and lay in bed, but sleep eluded her. She painfully acknowledged to herself, 'I knew Calvin had changed. It was all obvious; I was just lying to myself.'