Chapter 414


    ‘I am, yes.’


    ‘Rise. I’m waiting for you at thepany.


    “I don’t want to go today. I massaged my cracked head.


    ‘Why?’


    ‘I just don’t want to.’


    “You promised mest night. Be a good girl ande,” Eric tried to persuade me like I was a child, I


    couldn’t refuse because I just loved her voice. And God, why does he have to be so kind?


    Meeting my silence, he said, ‘Why don’t I get you?’


    ‘No. I can do it myself,’ I declined.


    “I’ll be waiting, then.” Do not bete. Then he ended the call.


    I sat up, confused. That call felt like a dream, so I rubbed my head again and bit my finger. Wow, it


    hurt. Okay, the call was real. I was a married woman. Having a bachelor treat me like his mistress was


    wrong, as that was treason. Yeah, technically it wasn’t cheating, but it was close.


    My marriage was a failure, but I never intended to cheat – I wasn’t trying to defend something like my


    integrity, but I never felt the need to. My initial n had been to enlist Eric’s help in sabotaging Carson,


    but now I was off the rails; Staying with him was never in my ns.


    Still, we kissed. I wasn’t a slut, although I couldn’t say for sure how I felt about Eric. If I didn’t like him I


    could have pped him when he kissed me, but! no. This wasn’t love, I thought – because I didn’t think


    I could love after what Carson did – I probably just liked him.


    He was everything a woman wanted, so almost no woman could resist him, including me. Ah, I derailed


    again. He’s waiting for me, so should I go?


    After what happened, if I went now, I’d be giving him a pass to continue what he was doing. If he didn’t,


    he would have to give up on having his help to get back at Carson. Ui, what should I do?


    A littleter, Mrs. Fant came knocking. “Are you awake, Lily?”


    I said yes and went to open the door for her. ‘I saw Carson yesterday, Lily.’ She entered.


    ‘Where?’


    ‘At the Mall. I went there with Scott to get some clothes, then I saw him with another woman in the


    elevator.’ She looked at me furtively. ‘They seemed very close, talking andughing.’


    It must be Jolene. Despite my perception, I looked at her calmly. ‘Oh, he told me about it


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    yesterday. That’s my friend.’


    ‘Is she your friend? But I saw Carson buying her clothes. What kind of friend would ask another’s


    husband to shop for clothes with her?


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