Chapter 17 Anyway , Fulbert wasn't here . Besides , he had offered to help her get back at Florentino . Soon , Florentino calmed down . " Enough with your lame tricks already , " he scoffed . He didn't know what she had pulled to get Fulbert to play along that day . He'd believe her when she said she was with someone else , but Fulbert ? Not a chance . Looking at him , she asked , " You don't believe me ? " The expression on his face said it all . A bit awkward , she took out her phone , tapped the screen a few times , and smiled sweetly , looking exactly like a woman in love , " Fine . I'll ask him to pick me up . " To her surprise , Florentino still didn't buy it . She paused for a second . Since he still didn't say anything , she braced herself and took out her phone . Meanwhile , she told herself to stay calm . As long as Fulbert played along , she could still rile Florentino up . Thanks to her sharp memory , she had memorized Fulbert's number after glancing at it on his business card once . Truthfully , she was a bit uneasy when she dialed his number . Would he pick up ? To her surprise , the call was connected almost immediately . She said , her voice affectedly sweet , " Darling , Lyn and I just finished our coffee . You can come pick me up now . " The car was cramped , and they sat close . There was no doubt Florentino could hear everything Fulbert said clearly . In fact , she wanted to hang up after saying this . Who knew what Fulbert would say ? But suddenly , Florentino grabbed her wrist . Caught off guard , she froze , not having any time to hang up at all . Then Florentino lowered his gaze to look at Fulbert's number on her screen , laughing coldly . " Odd , isn't it ? You don't even save your boyfriend's number ? " 0.0 % 07:09 Chapter 17 # 288 Vouchers Sandria parted her lips but didn't know what to say . Figuring her lie was exposed , she was about to come clean with both Fulbert and Florentino . Just then , Fulbert's indulgent , affectionate voice rang out . " Babe , didn't you tell me you'd be done by evening ? " The word " Babe " gave her goosebumps right away . But then she realized - Fulbert was playing along ! She quickly said , " I missed you so much , so I ditched Lyn early . " Hearing this , Fulbert let out a low chuckle . " Send me your location on WhatsApp . I'll come and pick you up now . " He hung up after saying this . Sandria stared at her phone helplessly . She didn't have his contact on WhatsApp . How was she supposed to share her location with him right under Florenti- no's nose ? She looked up , only to see Florentino's utterly darkened expression . His eyes were burning with rage . Seeing this , she was secretly thrilled . It hardened her resolve to go on with the act . Pretending that she hadn't noticed it , she tilted her body slightly so that Florentino couldn't see her screen . Then she opened WhatsApp and quickly keyed in Fulbert's number . After sharing her location , she put down her phone , flipped her hair , and scrunched her nose at Florentino , like that of a smug kitten with a fish . A peculiar feeling stirred within him as he saw her like this . " Mr. Burnham , surely , you don't have any doubts now , do you ? " He stared at her , not saying a word . Finally , his expression turned serious , and he frowned . Just then , her phone buzzed . Seeing it was a voice message from Fulbert, she clicked to play it . Immediately , his husky voice laced with indulgence rang out in the car . " You must be starving , right ? I'll take you for your favorite risotto later . " She was stunned . How did Fulbert know risotto was her favorite ? But she didn't dwell on it . Right now , what she wanted was simply to rile Florentino up . 45.4 % 07:09 Chapter 17 She smiled , " That's great , Darling . " Her voice was nothing but sweet and gentle . Florentino mocked , " You really go all out just to convince me , huh ? A voice changer ? Really ?