Chapter 0143
Abby

At the mention of the email and the rare ingredients, Karl’s face turns pale. Seeing him like this

instantly fills me with an odd sense of dread as my mind begins to whirl with unending questions: why

did Adam send him that email? Why did Karl give him rare ingredients? When did Karl give him rare

ingredients?

“Karl, please tell me what’s wrong,” I say again, more urgently this time.

He takes a deep breath, then finally speaks. “I bought a ton of ingredients for Adam,” he admits, his

voice barely above a whisper. “Rare ones. For his restaurant.”

My heart is in my throat. “For Adam’s restaurant? But why?” I ask, genuinely confused.

“He asked, and I just figured I would help him out,” he murmured. But as he speaks, his eyes dart away

from me, indicating that he’s lying. I’ve always been able to tell when he’s pulling my leg.

“You’d better not be trying to lie to me right now,” I warn, my voice brittle. “I know you too well for that.”

His shoulders slump, and he looks down at his hands, gripping the edge of the bed with white knuckles.

says, his voice low. “It wasn’t

but deep down, judging from Karl’s appearance I’m not sure

to know the answer

then takes another ragged breath as though trying to

to Adam to bribe him into… into breaking

swimming with thoughts, feelings,

I jump up to my feet, my voice rising an octave.

up with

is shaky, “I knew he was ga y, and that he wasn’t being honest

a way to convince him to be just that:

wouldn’t waste your time

demolishing everything I thought I knew.

when is that any of your concern?” I find myself asking. “I don’t recall ever

in shining

still as pale as before. He can’t meet my gaze,

in front of him. “I care about you, Abby,” he says. “I love you. It pained me

tangled up in a relationship with someone who

his reasoning a little bit, but it doesn’t make it right.

gotten involved. It wasn’t your

still can’t meet my gaze, and it infuriates me even more. I find

the room, clutching at my hair. To think that

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