Mia and Jade hung out at the café all morning.

After lunch, they went shopping together and even watched a movie.

By nightfall, they went to the night market.

After stuffing their faces and quenching their thirst, their phones started buzzing.

"Time to head home, right?" Mr. Cedillo was left out at home by his wife all day.

He thought Mia would be home in the afternoon, but she wasn't.

He waited till nightfall, still no sign of her.

So, he kept waiting.

It wasn't until past eight that he nervously dialed her, reminding her to come home.

"I'm not coming home tonight. I'm staying at my mom's."

Andre responded, "Come back tonight. I'll take you tomorrow."

"No need. My friend will go with me."

With that, Mia hung up.

Jade also answered her brother's call. "I'm not coming home tonight. I'm staying at Mia's mom's house with Mia."

"She's a married woman."

"So what? I can't hang with her because she's married? I don't care. I'm not coming home tonight."

And with that, she hung up too.

The two friends looked at each other, flagged down a cab, and headed for the Irvin family's house.

loud noise at the door of the Irvin family's house. Madison Irvin came out to find her daughter.

of shopping

"Jade, you're here too."

nodded and politely greeted

the night. Jade

back to

the closet, help yourself. I've got a new toothbrush for you,

stranger to Mia's room.

up, they lay in

know...made love with Andre

be long. He's been bringing up the baby talk recently. I've been brushing him off, saying we need to get to know each other better

manage to share a bed with a man and still

times. She was relieved. "Andre's a gentleman. He knows I'm not ready yet,

"That's rare."

live in harmony, but he deliberately made me jealous with other women! Is he sick or what?" "Mia, could he be trying to make you feel threatened, so when he comes home, you might

She fell silent for a moment. "Jade, I think your analysis

rashly, observe him for a while.

again, "Jade, how do you know

"Chad taught me that."

saw those girls who wasted their lives for love, he was furious. When he came home, he'd give his sister a rundown. Over time, Jade had heard

at Jade, "Tell

I'll tell you a story

about cases, but Mia was drifting off. Andre's face started popping into her

sky, stars scattered. Without

Andre was feeling out of place

sound of a hairdryer interrupting his reading, used to someone pacing around in front

was all alone in the

by his

to his study, working late

the early morning, before heading to school, Leo went to

the night before to bring her

returned to the bedroom, found a few books on his wife's vanity, and handed them to Leo. "Bring

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