Chapter 8

Mom quickly replied, "I did no such thing!"

Clearly, Nicholas didn't believe her. "Stop lying already! I know the true nature behind your relationship with Mr. Welkin!"

Mr. Welkin's expression had already faltered at that point. He stared at me in horror through the phone's camera. His lips were trembling so much that he could barely utter a word.

My mom immediately asked him, "Did you come here last night, Brandon? Who did you deliver the things to?"

Mr. Welkin could only stammer, "I… I…"

I decided to speak up on his behalf. "Mr. Welkin came to your apartment in the middle of the night just to deliver something to Millie. I think he's just biased toward her."

After that, I located the recorded footage from last night and played the segment of Millie and Mr. Welkin's secret meeting. When the footage reached the part where they started going at it like rabbits in the living room, I could hear my mom's shrieks coming from the other end of the line.

After that, I saw my mom rushing