Chapter 4 Lie

I didn't know how I got out of the hotel. Even when I got home, my mind was still reeling. That man… My client was my boyfriend. It was a fact I couldn't believe. I wanted to run, to go somewhere, but I didn't know why.

He cheated on me, and I should've given him and his affair partner a beating, but the first thing that struck me was fear. I was scared that the woman beside him was my best friend. After all, his voice was familiar to me. I couldn't accept the truth, so I ran.

I stood under an ice-cold shower, and the biting water shook me awake. Finally, I accepted the fact that my boyfriend had cheated on me, but I wondered if the woman was Laura. I stared at the wall, falling into my thoughts. A long while later, Laura came back.

"Michael cheated on me, Laura," I observed her expression without thinking. To my disappointment, she panicked. That took the wind out of me. So, Laura was the one who slept with him.

Before I could accuse her, Laura spoke, though it seemed to pain her