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Chapter twenty five.

Evelyn's POV.

As I turned to head back upstairs, I realized I had left my phone behind. I turned around to see Ethan picking it up, and I quickly grabbed it from him.

But it was too late; he had already seen the message on my screen.

"Who's the man you found?" Ethan asked, his eyes narrowing.

My eyes darted to my phone and it was Alex's text about finding Adrian was still on my phone, and I hadn't saved his number, so Ethan had no idea who it was from.

Ethan repeated, "Evelyn, I'm talking to you."

I thought fast and came up with a lie.

"Oh, this? It's from the police. Someone tried to rob me at the gym, and I reported it."

I was surprised by how easily the lie rolled off my tongue. I guess living with liars has taught me a thing or two.

“Hmmmm,” Ethan hummed, clearly skeptical. "You didn't tell me about the robbery," he said.

"I didn't want to bother you," I replied.

Ethan scoffed. "Evelyn, you know your problems are mine. Why would you hide something like thi
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