Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 299 Pretend

Eric and I stared at Monica's message, a blend of disappointment and relief washing over us. It was clear that we were disappointed because it seemed like Monica wasn't the type of person who would be loyal to Joshua.

In any case, we were also somewhat relieved because we had caught on to her nature before things went too far.

In the following days, Monica constantly messaged "Eric", working hard to grow closer to him. In reality, the person she had been texting the whole time was me. Eric, wanting nothing to do with it, offloaded the whole task to me by logging into his WhatsApp account on my phone.

In just one week, without any confirmation from my side, Monica was already regarding herself as Eric's girlfriend.

It was time to execute the final phase. I, posing as Eric, set up a meeting with Monica at a café on Sunday. It was a café that offered private rooms. Though they lacked soundproofing, they shielded the interior from outside view. It was exactly the setup I required.

Eric, on the other hand, had reached out to Joshua, informing him that I was still upset with him. Hence, he needed Joshua's intervention to smooth things over.

Joshua approached me, and I took the opportunity to invite him to the same café for the final phase of the plan.

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at the designated café as planned and then proceeded to take our seats

meeting was 30 minutes after ours. In that interminable half hour,

even hear how hoarse Joshua's voice had gotten from all that

"It's quite obvious that you and Ric have a good relationship, Jae. Why are you

mind went blank for a moment. I blurted out, "I'm not

thigh with a resounding thwack, completely unbothered by the half-hour nagging he had wasted on me. He then beamed and exclaimed, "That's a relief then, Jae!

it that way. I got over being upset with him quite

disappointed in him?" Joshua

exclaimed, "Yes, I'm utterly disappointed in him! You see, he's actually cheating on

looked utterly incredulous, murmuring, "How could that be?

cackling on the inside, but I still maintained a mournful expression outwardly and asked, "You want to

of Joshua's limited

he wouldn't figure it out, so I quickly added, "I know he's. meeting the other woman here today. It's actually the reason why I invited you here today. I need you to help me catch

hesitation. Yet as soon as he noticed the sorrow in my expression, he nodded and said,

firmly, "If this whole thing turns out to be a misunderstanding, I hope you'll make amends with Ric. I believe that he's not the kind of person who would do