The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 58 Flirtation

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......."

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.

John Walter, who was sitting on the deck chair with Sarah in his arms, saw Joey chatting with Philip out of the corner of his eye. He thought they were flirting with each other. He was jealous and furious.

But he remembered how vigorously Joey had fought against his sexual advances back in the car. Thus he didn't dare to push her too hard, which was irritating too.

After about forty minutes, they finally reached their destination, a forest-covered deep pool where there were many black giant salamanders swimming in it. On the shore there was a small cabin built on a big tree and two strong men were guarding it watchfully with guns in their hands.

The village head Lewis put on a flattering smile on his wrinkled face and introduced this place, "Mr. Walter, this pool is one of our breeding bases for giant salamanders and the two men up there are the guards we've sent to protect the pool day and night. They take turns to watch over the place and both of them are sharpshooters. So it's a very safe place to keep giant salamanders."

John Walter nodded, "How many pools are there?"

"There are eight pools in total, three big pools and five small pools." Lewis answered honestly.

John Walter nodded and asked several other key questions. Lewis answered them and after about half an hour, the discussion was over.

John Walter made the final call and decided to buy the Village of Giant Salamanders and its surrounding land within a radius of hundred miles. No outsiders would be allowed to enter the place, except local villagers. After he returned to the city, he would send more people here to guard the pool to make sure that no one stole the precious giant salamanders. At least it was what he planned.

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.