Chapter 96: Zaylen likes Liana, a human! 

ZAYLEN

When is she getting here?

I was patiently waiting while sitting in the restaurant.

All of a sudden, I saw a blonde woman appear, walking toward me with a bright smile on her face as she waved at me. As Liana already sent me the picture before, I recognized she was Melissa — my so-called date.

Unwillingly, I waved back, trying to force a smile onto my face, but my expression betrayed the underlying unease I felt.

However, my apprehension melted away the moment Liana entered behind Melissa.

Finally, she was here! My face brightened involuntarily at the sight of her, a genuine smile spreading across my lips.

“Oh, you seem excited,” Melissa's compliment caught me off guard, her observation prompting me to stumble over my words in response.

"Oh, I, um–" I began, my mind racing to come up with a suitable explanation.

“It's alright. I like it when someone is excited to meet me,” she smiled at me.

I put on a tight-lipped smile in return. “Great then.”

Melissa was about to pull a