Chapter 30

“After all... Henrix and I are just using each other. I use him to be my husband, and Gwen’s face, to make the pretense look real. And he’s using me... the way I’m always by his side when Maui is fooling him.”

“Well, it looks like you’re no longer using him to hide and pretend. Because you have already fallen into your deal that he is the mastermind.”

And he didn’t catch me.

“That’s how life really is. Not all love… is reciprocated.” I stopped my car when we got to Lucile’s house. “Get out of here. I know you were sleepy earlier.”

“Yes, well. You know I’m always up at night, so I can only sleep every morning.” She went back down when she came back and excitedly grabbed my head. “Didn’t I mention to you that I won’t have a crush on someone ever again—”

“Of course, you can’t. Are you still?”

“He sang to me last night, and his voice was beautiful and sexy. You know I’m really traumatized by men... but, it’s really the last time. One more gamble for h