Chapter 55

“I thought you were just for a moment?” I didn’t expect that when I got home, I would find Henrix awake and sitting alone on the sofa with no light on. “You said you’ll only be there for a while... but it took you morning to arrive home.”

“I left the venue at nine o’clock. I went straight to Lucile because she invited me to a movie marathon,” was my excuse.

Now that I’m on his shoes when telling lies to me, it’s really hard to make excuses. That’s why I’m really proud of people who never run out of excuses to their partner.

“I hope you at least text me, so I was informed to not wait for you until midnight.”

“I didn’t tell you to wait for me. I just reminded you to fetch Audrey, and after that... you can now take your rest. Did I fail to remind you?”

While taking off my shoes, I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable as I noticed his strange stares at me. “What?”

“I’m just worried that when you come home... you’ll tell me suddenly… you loved him agai