Chapter 268 It’s Just An Act


    However, Marion did not face harsh criticism. Instead, she receivedpliments.


    Of course, she was aware that the news of her and Kirk had been trending for the past two days.


    Yesterday, after the entire day of rehearsal and her concert at night, she returned home to find Lucas still absent.


    She nned to shower and ask him about his absence when he returned.


    However, she ended up lying down and falling asleep within minutes, forgetting all about waiting for Lucas.


    She was so exhausted that she slept straight through to ten the next morning. When she woke up, her phone was buzzing with


    messages from Cassie and Alice. She did not think much of it, assuming it was rted to the concertst night.


    She was too hungry to check her phone immediately, so she rushed to wash up before heading downstairs for breakfast.


    Mrs. Bailey brought out some eggs on toast as soon as she saw Marion. “Madam, Sir said he’d be back for lunch.”N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    Marion was taken aback for a moment. “Oh, okay. Make sure you prepare his lunch today.”


    Without suspecting much, Marion took a bite of the eggs on toast and then checked the messages from Cassie and the others.


    Not only had Cassie messaged her, but Lucas had as wellst night.


    However, he had messaged after she had fallen asleep, asking if she was home and if he shoulde pick her up.


    After staring at the chat box and hesitating, Marion eventually replied, [Sorry, Mr. Craig. | was too tired yesterday and fell asleep.


    | didn’t see your message.”


    Lucas was usually upied at this time, so after sending the message, exited the conversation and started reading Cassie’s


    messages.


    Marion


    Around midnightst night, Cassie had sent her seven or eight messages, all about how Marion had unexpectedly be


    popr during Kirk’s concert and various screenshots.


    Cassie: [Hahaha, Marion, Kirk’s fans are shipping you and Kirk! It’s hrious!} Cassie: [Seriously, the more | look at it, the more |


    ship the both of you! I’ve been


    brainwashed!]


    Then, around eight in the morning, Cassie sent another WeChat message with a screenshot. [Are you still asleep? Who is


    Amber Collins? Did Lucas note to see you because of her?]


    Marion’s heart skipped a beat. She opened the screenshot, and the ring text made her eyes ache. [Three months into Marion


    Cartier’s age with Lucas Craig, he spends the night with the charmingdy.]


    The screenshot showed Lucas and a masked young woman getting out of a car and entering a hotel in the early hours. The time


    on the photo was 12:50 a.m.st night.


    Lucas had messaged her at 11:10 p.m.st night. Therefore, was Lucas with that Amber womanst night?


    Marion could not quite put her feelings into words. There was a moment when she recalled herself not impulsively confessing her


    feelings for Lucas that night. Since she did not know how to respond to Cassie’s messages, she just sent an “I don’t know” emoji.


    Then, she opened Alice’s message. [Marion, are you awake? Is the scumbag cheating on you? Tell me, and I''ll beat him up for


    you!]


    Marion: [No, he’s not.]


    Even if he were, in the face of true love, she, as the fake Mrs. Craig, did not count for anything.


    It was just an act, after all.


    However, why did it hurt so badly?