“You have time today?” I asked, eyeing the elaborate spread of three dishes and soup on the table.
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A thought flashed through my mind guilty conscience.
Oh, had he actually done something with his first love and was trying to make it up to me with a nice meal?
“I just finished a big project and thought I’d take a break,” he replied.
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“I just finished a big project and thought I’d take a break,” he replied.
Bullshit! It’s obviously because your first love is back.
How could a workaholic like him suddenly want to take a break?
Lucas placed a piece of fish on my plate. “Eat up, you need the nutrients. Thanks for your hard work.”
You dog!
I glared at him and buried my face in my bowl, not saying another word.
After the meal, I lounged on the couch watching my guilty pleasure soap opera while he washed some fruit and placed it on the coffee table before sitting down next to me to check the stock market.
The TV drama was unbearably cliché, so I took out my phone and started scrolling through Twitter. That’s when I saw the trending topic.
#BellaWhiteReturns#
I suddenly remembered that Bella White used to be a famous “bare–faced beauty” actress in the entertainment industry before she quietly went abroad to study. Her fans had been devastated at the time.
Sure enough, the comments under the hashtag were full of fans gushing:
“Welcome home, sister!”
“Is sis making a comeback? Can’t wait!”
“Finally we’ll get to see sis more often!”
I suddenly became curious about my husband’s reaction, so I turned to look at him. “Did you know Bella White is back in the country?”
“Oh, so what?” Lucas replied nonchalantly.
I snorted.
This dog was putting on quite an act. If I hadn’t seen that Instagram post, might have actually been fooled!
That evening, the phone suddenly rang. I picked up and was surprised to hear Lucas’s friend, nicknamed “Big Head“.
“Hey sis–in–law, why don’t you and Lucas come out and play? My bar is having its grand opening, I’m begging you guys to come support me.”
I looked over at my husband, who was reading a book, and asked, “Why don’t you call him directly?”
“You’ve trained Lucas well, sis! He says he’s a married man now, so he has to report to you for evening outings, And for places like bars, if you don’t agree, he won’t come.”
I was speechless.
The way he put it, I sounded like some kind of controlling tiger wife!
In reality, I’d never restricted Lucas at all.
Before we got to the bar, I thought we were just going to make an appearance.
But when we arrived, I froze.
Bella White was there too.
“Sis–in–law, Lucas, over here,” Big Head led us to our seats. Noticing me staring at Bella, he quickly introduced her. “That’s Max Shaw’s guest. I heard she used to be a minor celebrity.”
Big Head and Lucas had been friends for many years. How could he not know about Lucas and Bella’s history? Or was he just avoiding mentioning it in front of me?
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