Chapter 4
But that night, when Daniel came home, I dropped the idea altogether.
“You must be exhausted–running around all day leading that tour.”
“My mom brought over a couple of ducks, so I made you some soup.”
Daniel walked in just as I came out of the kitchen.
I grabbed his coat from him out of habit.
“Exhausted! Totally wiped out!”
“These young girls taking pictures are so damn picky–none of the shots were good enough for them.”
“Had to redo the whole shoot a bunch of times.”
I smiled, didn’t say anything.
My hands automatically reached into his coat pockets–was gonna toss it in for dry cleaning.
Suddenly, my fingers brushed against a crumpled piece of paper.
I gave it a quick squeeze.
Something in my gut screamed at me to open it.
I glanced at him quietly, then stepped into the bathroom and unwrapped it.
It was… a pair of fake eyelashes.
Still sticky with glue at the base. Clearly used.
“You were the one actually doing the shoot today?”
I walked back out like nothing happened. Daniel didn’t notice a thing.”
He was ladling soup and replied casually, “Yeah, the new assistant’s still green.”
“Her stuff wasn’t turning out right, so I had to step in. It was supposed to be a three–day tour, but a few more people signed up last minute, paid in full, so now we’ve extended it.”
“I heard from Kevin that there’s someone familiar in this group?”
Kevin was part of his crew. I dropped it on purpose to test him.
Sure enough, Daniel’s eyes flickered. He set the soup down and looked away.
17:14
Oh! Your ‘Gift‘ Was Betrayal? Here’s My Return: Eternal Remorse!
10.6%
Chapter 4
“Yeah… an old classmate.”
At that moment, I knew.
That girl he’s been posting in his circle?
Has to be that ex from six years ago.
And that pair of lashes? That was no accident.
That was a direct shot fired.
Even if I were the most zen woman in the world, I wouldn’t sit quietly after that kind of challenge..
I couldn’t keep playing dumb anymore.
17:14
