Chapter 121. Truth or Dare

Mrs. Lola Cruz stood outside Beauty and Bruno’s room and knocked on the door. The other designers were waiting. She expected Beauty to answer, but to her surprise, Bruno opened the door instead.

He looked like he was having a bad day, his smile faint and strained, his eyes searching behind her as if he’d been hoping to see someone.

“Mrs. Cruz,” he said, clearing his throat.

“Hello.”

“Hello, Bruno,” she replied, studying his face with curiosity.

“Is Beauty here?”

He shook his head.

“No… she isn’t.”

Lola noticed the heaviness and sadness in his tone and also the dull look in his eyes. Her instincts told her there was more to this.

“Did something happen, Bruno?”

Bruno hesitated, his gaze dropping as if ashamed.

“It’s nothing, Mrs. Cruz. Just… some misunderstanding.”

“With Beauty?” she asked softly.

Bruno nodded without looking up in regret.

“I said some mean things to her, and I wouldn’t be surprised if