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Chapter 73

me tighten the grip on the

tey she says, running her fingers tighfar horn har Hat’s mostly parted to one side guess she’s about to do her usual night

my gaze to be done back bo

“Hi just called the coming tomorrow morning arounit 10. Will you be around?”

night that you meet her (kond the only apprend that matters to you that of your parents, but imagine the

That’ll all deperid for when my father says we should leave for the project

“Cool” the awkwardly ser

Is there anything el

/

Inaw my eyes, not fully believing her. It feels like there’s something else, but it’s best if she leaves right now For as long as she’s here, I

won’t stop staring at

“I guess I’m going to bed now,” she says with a heavy sigh

And with

around to leave, making ine poke my headou

The hallway and watch her in that ulky robe, just when it feels

I’ll admit that she looks so seductive, but why is she wearing that

After I wake up in the morning /

g at the sound of my alarm, I get out of bed to freshen up

Right as my mind is clear enough, the first person I think about is Vanessa when she came to my duor last night. I keep wondering why she wore that specific nightgowns. It’s not that it matters time. She’s fee to wear whatever she wants. I’m post curious about it

message notifications go off in only a few seconds and I wonder.

While I dry my hair, I form on my phone and place it back on the table. Hy mevs what I missed while my phone was off

Curious, I open my inbox and there are so many messages from a phone number I don’t recognize. But upon reading the first message, it takes everything in me not to hurl my phobe against the wall. It’s Carmella,

I don’t know

he’s using someon

number she’s never told me about.

do you

turking seviinity because

stop this and talk to me, or else til

Crazy”

A thirat? And the lack of remorte as tread th

more After I read her last message, I

she’s biter about all this. I just wish she wouldn’t blame anyone

After

dress up and head to Vanessa’s

she asks from inside as soon as I knock

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“Come in”

open the door, I keep reading through Carmella’s messages and it actually hurts me

I can speak, but words escape me as I look at Vanessa’s side profile. Her hair’s in a messy bun, she’s in a white

me, then facing the mirror again.

I hope they’re not going

re you

stepping inside and closing the door

with me here. We might go out later, I don’t know. Oh, I received so many threats from Carmella

the number, I look away from her, clenching my fist at how busty she looks ht now. It doesn’t help

race a little.

takes a while for my heartbeat to normalize. All this just because of

voices, so I watch from my window

hold hands and make their way inside, Vanessa’s face brightens up in a way I’ve never seen before.

best friend over.

I

this is the part where I get to play the loving husband,

E room.

a fake smile as I get closer and even though I’m focused on Mea, I find myself

ich other

you since the wedding. Welcome!” I say to her, sitting beside Vanessa and throwing my

you.” Mia chuckles. “You have such a lovely

at home and make any

Vanessa looks up at me as she holds

Chapter 71

harm in telling

we all burst into laughter, can’t have Vanessa’s best friend

the wrong

small talk only goes on for a few minutes for me until I can’t take it anymore. Being this close to Vanessa has me

I stand in front of the mirror, fixing my necktie so I

project sites

shouldn’t take me this long, stretches on for a few

father and I will be heading over to

and what she’s

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