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“I have something to tell you,” said Reba as she stepped out of her bedroom with a towel wrapping her head. Nichs looked up “Yes?”
She plopped down on the couch, sitting beside Nichs. “I lied to you.”
Nichs frowned. “I’m listening,” he said, looking at Reba intently.
“I was not attending any events earlier today, I went to the hospital instead,” she said, ncing at Nichs, learning his reaction. She needed to make him believe that she trusted him. Even though she knew he must have learned that fact from Alicia and Theodore, hearing it from her would be something special that would trigger him to trust her more.
“What? Hospital? For what? Were you sick? Why didn’t you tell me, I coulde with you,” said Nichs, showing his worried face. Reba felt like smacking him right on his face because his acting was surreal.
“No, um, I met Doctor Theo and Alicia,” she stated firmly.
Nichs red. “Did you get something?” he asked, moving closer to her. Reba shrugged, “No, they deny it but I made Alicia angry, I told her I have something to do with Harvey behind her back and she was totally furious!” she said excitedly. Nichs raised his eyebrow, “You enjoyed it, do you?”
“Is that even a question?” She leaned back, hiding her thumping heart.
Nichs cleared his throat softly. “So, there was nothing happened between you and Harvey?”
Reba held herself from snorting. She put on an innocent face and shook her head, “Of course not! I would never do that! Me and Harvey, we’ve done. There is nothing left between us. I would never forgive him for letting Alicia ruin my life,” she lied and she knew Nichs ate the bait.
“That’s my girl!” He caressed her hair gently. His face was so sincere that Reba almost thought he was not acting.
“Um, so what are you doing to do with Alicia and Doctor Theo? Are you going to give up on them? Or?”
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Reba let out a long sigh. “I don’t think I would sacrifice my new life for that. I’m just gonna put that scar on the back of my head and move on” she lied again. Deep inside her heart, she wanted to pour her true feelings and let Nichs know how furious she was but she decided to hold it for the better result, to put them down altogether.
Nichs’s face softened, and he pulled her into a gentle hug. “That’s a wise decision, Becky. It’s time to focus on your future and leave the past behind”
Reba forced a smile, hugging him back. “My future? I don’t mind to call it our now,” she said casually.
Nichs chuckled. “Our then.” He looked at her deeply as if he intended to kiss her but Reba pretended to cough violently, distracting his attention. “I’ll get you some water,” said Nichs as he got up to grab a ss of water from the kitchen.
A man as good as Nichs, why? Why did he have to get involved with Alicia? What made him so stupid?
“Here,” said Nichs, holding out the ss of water to Reba who immediately smiled when she took it.
“Nic, can I ask you something?” Reba asked as she put the ss back on the table.
“Of course, ask anything,” answered Nichs sitting cross–legged in front of her.
“Do you really love me?” Reba put on her best innocent face, trying to make Nichs fall into her trap. Nichs smiled, “More than love, I can’t even describe it.” Reba took both of Nichs‘ hands and held them tightly. “We might really be together as you wish but sorry, I put conditions on that…”
Nichs frowned angrily, showing his true nature. “What conditions?”
“I want you to do treatment, chemotherapy, or whatever. I don’t want you to leave me when we’ve only been together for a short time,” she said with teary eyes. She didn’t know how she managed to have such good acting.
Nichs‘ face immediately changed from anger to surprise. “It’s not something that is difficult to grant but for me, there are a lot of considerations,” he answered wisely,
Reba felt a surge of hope. “Please, Nichs, I don’t want to lose you,” she pleaded, squeezing his hands.
Nichs sighed heavily. “Alright, Becky. I’ll think about it. For you.”
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Reba smiled warmly, hiding her relief. “Thank you, Nic. It means a lot to me.”
And she did it. The question about chemo dropped his mood to the bottom and made Reba feel safe because he didn’t approach her at all.
As days passed, Reba maintained her charade, gradually collecting bits and pieces c information from Nichs. She noted every suspicious conversation, every meeting h had with Alicia and Theodore. She kept Cathy updated, and they strategized their next moves carefully.
Reba decided to examine Nichs‘ office one evening while he was not around. She had always been leery about doing this, knowing how careful and obsessive Nichs could be, but she required more proof.
She found a locked drawer in his desk. After some searching, she located the key hidden under a stack of papers. Her heart pounded as she opened it, revealing a folder marked Confidential.” Inside were documents detailing financial transactions,
Just as she was about to take photos of the documents, she heard the front door open. Panicking, she quickly put everything back in ce and locked the drawer. She hurriedly returned to the living room, trying to appear casual.
“Hey, Nic,” she greeted him with a forced smile. “How was your day?”
Nichs nced at her, his eyes narrowing slightly. “It was fine. What about you?”
“Oh, you know, just the usual. Content making and photoshoot,” she lied smoothly, holding up a book she had grabbed from the coffee table.
Nichs studied her for a moment before nodding. “Alright. I’m going to take a shower.”
Reba watched him walk away, her heart still racing. She had to be more careful. But she had what she needed. Now, it was time to move to the next phase of their n.
The next day, she met Cathy at the cafe. She handed over the photos she had taken with her phone. “This should be enough to start with. We need to get these to authorities.” Cathy nodded, taking the photos. “I’ll handle it. You just focus on staying safe and keeping up the act.”
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Reba hugged Cathy tightly, “Thank you. Be careful.”
While on her way home, she received an iing message from Nics.
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‘I’ll prepare a lovely meal and find some decent wine. Put on something lovely; it’s time to take our rtionship to the next level.”
Reba was stopped in her tracks; should she run ore instead?
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