"Are you avoiding me?"
Jade doesn't know what to say when Zion suddenly asked if she's avoiding him. He's right, she's trying to stay away from him for the main purpose that Marcus doesn't like her association with the young doctor. She wanted to believe that her husband must be jealous of him but recalling the reason why they got married made her unable to believe her assumption.
She wants to lie not only because Zion was a good friend but also, Mr. Black and Zenia is currently present at the table when he suddenly asks out of the blue. Awkward.
Pretty shameless, yeah.
Zenia and Mr. Black looked at each other surprised but they tried to alleviate the situation.
"Tell me sweetheart, did Zion's bad habit torturing you as well?" Peter Black interjected.
"E-eh?" She didn't understand what the old man meant but she's glad that he intervened.