Lillian, seeing how Thomas was defending me, had her face turn bright red with anger. But for now, she had no choice but to go back and buy those two cups of coffee.
This little drama had reached its peak, and the people around us had stopped staring. After the waiter cleaned up the mess on the floor, we finally began eating.
I personally wiped off the lipstick mark on Thomas’s face. Unable to hold back any longer, Thomas grabbed my hand with one of his and just stared at me, saying nothing.
“Mr. Turner, why are you staring at me? Eat your meal.”
Only then did Thomas release my hand.
“Ms. Clark, have we met before?”
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My current appearance was a far cry from my college days, but since I had often hung out with Sophie, I’d run into Thomas a few times. I was surprised he could still remember me.
“Mr. Turner, you need to step up your flirting game.”
“Looks like I was overthinking it.”
Thomas didn’t pursue the matter further. When Lillian returned and saw that Thomas and
I weren’t really interacting, she quieted down considerably.
At the table, I kept pouring Thomas drinks while discussing minor details about the
contract. He seemed to enjoy this, drinking one glass after another. A few times, Lillian tried
to stop him, but I blocked her attempts.
Eventually, Thomas couldn’t drink anymore. His face flushed red, and he collapsed onto the
table, falling asleep.
“The time’s getting late. Miss Evans, could you please take Mr. Turner back?”
“Ms. Clark, I would have done that even if you hadn’t said anything.”
Lillian replied, then helped the unconscious Thomas out of the restaurant.
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Since had quietly poured most of my own drink out during dinner, I was still
clear headed, I stood up and went to the restroom, splashed some water on my face, and quickly got back to my normal state.
While Lillian wasn’t paying attention, I shared Thomas’s location with myself. Now all I
needed to do was follow.
It didn’t take long before I arrived at a high–end neighborhood. Lillian helped Thomas up the stairs, and I followed closely behind. Thomas, supported by Lillian, was on the verge of
initing, so Lillian rushed to the bathroom without even closing the door behind her.
Seizing this opportunity, I opened my phone, started a video call to my other phone, placed it in the bedroom to hide, and then left the house.
Lillian, who was focused on taking care of Thomas, didn’t notice anything unusual. She cleaned him up and changed him into fresh clothes, and even put on her own nightgown.
I stood downstairs, watching everything on the screen, and started recording the video.
Lillian skillfully went to the kitchen and made some pear soup for Thomas. After a while, Thomas regained some of his senses. When he looked at Lillian, who was dressed seductively, the alcohol haze cleared up a little.
He pulled Lillian’s slender waist and kissed her. Lillian, seizing the perfect opportunity, eagerly responded, and the two of them quickly became tangled up, like dry wood catching
fire.
After their passionate encounter, they fell asleep deeply. Once I felt I had enough evidence, I hung up the call, stopped recording, and sent the video and location to Sophie.
“All the stuff you asked for is here. Whether you come or not is up to you.”
Sophie, who had just woken up, opened her phone the moment she saw the message. The pain spread through her body, making her feel like she couldn’t breathe.
When there was no response, I went upstairs silently, took the hidden phone, and went back to the car to wait for Sophie.
Ten minutes… twenty minutes… thirty minutes… Still no sign of her. Just as I thought she might be too scared to face the reality and was about to drive away, I finally saw a familiar
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figure.
Sophie’s eyes were red, clearly she had just been crying. She looked exhausted, and when she saw me, she only gave a faint smile.
“Angela, I’m sorry. I must’ve made a fool of you.”
“This isn’t your fault. He can’t control his lower half. And you’re pregnant. Are you sure you want to go up there?”
“Angela, during my time at home, I’ve figured it out. Some men are just trash. Once they make a little money, they forget themselves and can’t control their lower half. I have to go
up and catch that couple. Are you coming with me?”
Seeing that Sophie had come to her senses made me feel relieved.
After all, back in college, she was confident and flawless–good–looking, excellent grades,
and a perfect personality. To see her reduced to this because of some man, it broke my
heart.
But now, I could see the Sophie I had admired before–brave, decisive, and ready to take
action.
“I’ll go with you. Be careful though, don’t hurt the baby.”
Sophie was quick, and in just a few steps, she arrived at the door. Seeing the door slightly
ajar, she spat on the ground in disgust.
“Shameless. They’re so eager they can’t even close the door properly.”
She yanked the door open and marched straight to the bedroom. I followed closely behind, worried something might go wrong.
Sophie kicked the bedroom door open with force. The loud noise startled the two of them,
who were in bed naked and tangled together. Thomas jumped up in shock.
Lillian, flustered, quickly grabbed a blanket to cover herself.
“So, Sophie, what are you doing here…?”
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Sophie didn’t rush to answer. Instead, she scanned the room and noticed the intimal6‘
photos of the two of them hanging on the walls. Anyone who didn’t know would think they were a newlywed couple.
“Thomas, you’re really something, eating from the bowl while looking at the pot. Keeping a mistress in your golden house, huh?”
“I’ve become like this because of you! Why don’t you go die!”
iggered by his words, Sophie rushed forward to teach Thomas a lesson. I immediately followed inside, and when Lillian saw me, her eyes widened in shock.
“Why are you here?!”
