Chapter 121

As soon as I got to the hotel’s temporary office, my phone buzzed.

I was in the middle of a conversation, so I didn’t check it right away. By the time I finished, over ten minutes had passed.

I picked up my phone and saw a message from Nathan. He sounded a bit jealous, asking: [When did you and Mr. Holcomb get so close?]

I froze for a second. ‘Nathan’s tone is really weird,‘ I thought to myself. ‘Why does it sound like Nathan and I are the couple here, and Jared’s the lover?‘

As a married woman, I had to stick to my principles. I couldn’t let Nathan get the wrong impression, like there was always a chance something could happen between us.

So, I replied: [Thanks for your concern, Mr. Hallman. Our relationship is neither good nor bad at the moment.]

Nathan replied almost instantly: [I thought you were mad at me and didn’t want to talk to me.]

I wasn’t really trying to ignore him; I just didn’t want to leave any evidence for Jared to blow things out of proportion.

“Is this the secret monologue of every cheater? Afraid of getting caught, but unable to resist the temptation?‘ I couldn’t help

but think.

[It’s just a normal chat. I’m

after that. Maybe he was busy, or maybe I was a bit too distant, and

As Tracy’s cousin, he seemed pretty interested in

a dozen times. Finally, he grinned and asked, “Mrs. Holcomb, are you free for lunch? I know a place with some really good grilled

nodded. “Sure, I love

type who didn’t have much of a guard up. He immediately

divorce Jared, I couldn’t let him get any dirt

voice recorder. Thank goodness I had it with

me a ride, but I turned him down. I drove myself and brought along a couple of hotel

wasn’t sure if Owen was in cahoots with Tracy. When we got to the underground parking lot, I thought I saw a familiar sedan. It was Jared’s. Not far away was Tracy’s low–key but luxurious

pretended not to notice either car, chatting with the hotel managers about

squinty eyes kept sneaking peeks at me to see how I’d react. When he saw I looked completely unfazed, he let out a silent sigh of

still expecting Jared and Tracy to

wine, eating grilled fish, and chatting away. Jared was wearing a black shirt today, which

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