At that moment, my alarm went off—it was the timer I had set for my face mask.Yoseph reached out to grab my phone, but I pretended to be woken up by the sound, frowning and squirming, pressing my hand on the phone to stop him from touching it.With my subtle resistance and movements, Yoseph probably thought the timing wasn't right. Worried that I might fully wake up, he quickly stepped back, got off the bed, and left my room.I opened my eyes once he was gone.I was drenched in cold sweat, partly from fear and partly from shock at my own hesitation.I glanced at the wedding photo by the bed and made up my mind—I had to tell Gordon about this. But before that, there was someone else I needed to inform.I immediately called Miranda. The call took a while to connect, and the background noise was overwhelming. Clearly, Miranda was out partying at a bar.Her slightly slurred voice came through, mixed with the loud, upbeat music. "What's up?" she asked.With my lips pursed, I move
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