Chapter 1151:

Cliff answered, “It’s me.”

Her heart raced faster, forcing her to hurriedly end the call and sit up straight. “Come in.”

Cliff walked in, sweeping his eyes across the room before observing her face. “Why do you look so anxious?”

Laney gave a dry chuckle. “I’m not.”

Laney quickly checked her phone to make sure the call had indeed ended.

Cliff saw through her feeble attempts at masking her thoughts. He had noticed every detail, including her reddened cheeks, and assumed she had been chatting with the questionable guy from before. Laney asked, “Did you need something?”

the cup on the nightstand,

loomed over her, giving off a feeling

his gaze was different than usual. Usually distant, today his gaze was sharp

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noticed that the collar of her pajamas had shifted, exposing more than she had meant to reveal. She

then, remembering Kailyn’s advice, Laney paused, looked at Cliff, and purposely opened her collar a bit more, revealing

had attempted similar maneuvers before, but never quite so obviously. He casually adjusted

your competition?” he

lit up, and she offered a sweet smile. “It’s in October. I have the leading role. Will you come? I’ll reserve a VIP seat for

you have less than two months to prepare.

“What did

to explain. He believed that giving too much detail was invasive, yet not mentioning it at all left him somewhat frustrated. “Just a reminder.” Cliff

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