Chapter 52

Spending three weeks in Melbourne was the right decision. After our conversation in Carlton Gardens, Gio didn’t mention Levi and Theo again. It was like our talk had never happened. I didn’t hear anything from Levi while I was in Melbourne—not even a single hello—and strangely, I was grateful for that. Though I left the spare key to the apartment to Levi, he didn’t ask me anything aside from wishing me a good trip. It was as if he knew I wanted to escape Bali for a while, but he didn’t want to say anything.

In short, only my parents knew the real reason I went to Melbourne. Even my work was completed as much as possible before I left. Luckily, no crises or major tasks disrupted my time there. Everything went just as I had planned.

I was amazed when I entered the apartment because it was spotlessly clean. I had given a spare key to Levi because it had become a habit whenever one of us had a trip, and also so he wouldn’t have to go far if he needed something from my apartm