411 -Who Is The Cheater?

'Enya! what the fuck happened?" Maynard rushed, but before he could reach me, Lazio pushed him aside as he bolted in my direction and knelt down in front of me. No words were spoken when he grabbed my arm and helped me straighten up while I kept sitting on the floor.

'What happened?* Lazio cupped my face in his hands, but his eyes betrayed his actions. There was concern in them, but not with the intensity with which he pushed Maynard aside.

I couldn't understand anything, not even myself. I couldn't comprehend why I was noticing everything. Why not just appreciate him for now?

Why had it become so hard to get a tiny bit of his attention?

'Co—rbin!" I stammered in sobs, trying to clean my face as the fresh blood kept entering my mouth.

'What? he hit you?" Maynard asked, raising his voice to express his anger towards the situation. I raised my face and nodded blankly before Lazio helped me get up on my feet.

*I need to first take care of her wounds, and then we can talk about what to do.* Lazio wrapped his arm around my body and helped me walk to the bedroom. Maynard and Christina followed us to help Lazio.

'It is okay, guys, I can take care of her," Lazio instantly excused himself when he watched Christina staring at Maynard, who was too busy getting infuriated with Corbin.

nudge his elbow and make him follow her. After the two left, Lazio brought the aid box to the bed and sat down with

my wound. Now that I was in the comfort of my own home, I recalled the pain I felt when he hit me, and it made me teary-eyed again. I couldn't forget the anger I felt at that

I had my powers, I would have beaten

pushed the aid aside and wrapped his arms around me to give me a shoulder to cry on. I was about to sob on his chest when I felt something

He smelled different.

brow furrowed before he tilted his head

sme—II different," I

a little uncomfortable laugh before attempting

smelt like—," I paused, forcing myself to remember where I have smelt this scent before. It wasn't too

away when I gasped at my own words. The look of shock on his face

he looked pretty annoyed when attempting to come closer

I raised my voice as I questioned him. I remembered her scent from earlier, when she came too close to snatch the files out of my hands. That's when I sensed her smell, and

suit, so he couldn't lie about giving her his coat and taking it back, hence ending up smelling like her. It was a white shirt that he had worn yesterday, too, when he went out clubbing with Maynard and

focused on?’ He dropped the bloodied cotton on the

I insisted on knowing

words from earlier. If Lazio wasn't

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