Chapter 128
Moira texted: [I’m really angry, Okay!]
Zea replied. [I don’t think your husband is wrong. You did refuse him to go our with Baldwin f for dinner, and it’s normal for him to feel upset.]
Zea continued: Honestly, I have some responsibility for the argument between you two. You’ve stayed with me for so long, and every time he asks you out, you choose to stay with me. He’s been very understanding, but then you suddenly run off to have dinner with Baldwin. How do you think that makes him feel!]
Moira, furious, stopped texting and switched to a voice message. Are you even my friend? Why are you taking his side? I already had plans with Baldwin. He recommended me for the show, and I made H0,000 dollars, I couldn’t just not treat him to a meal! Besides, he was the one who helped me find the lawyer]
Moira said: [I’m totally innocent with Baldwin. He’s overthinking and asking me to quit my job, and now you think he’s right?]
Zea replied: [Try to look at it from a different perspective. If Virgil had canceled your dinner and gone with another woman, would you be Okay with it!]
Moira pressed her lips together. For some reason, the image of the girl from tonight flashed in her mind, and she felt a knot in her chest. She said, [But I wouldn’t be unreasonable. If they had a prior arrangement for work, I could understand that.|
She added angrily I wouldn’t pressure him to quit his job either
Zea replied: [Virgil arguing with you just shows he likes you. Do you really want him to ignore it when you go out with another man! Do you think you’d be happy if he didn’t react at all! You’re only 25. Are you really willing to live in a fake marriage with him“]
Moira stared blankly at the words “he likes you“, hesitated for a moment, and then texted: [You think he likes me?]
Zra quickly responded. If Virgil is jealous, it’s because he likes you. Don’t tell me you haven’t noticed it.]
Moira gripped her phone tightly, her eyes fixed on the words “he likes you” and “jealous“, Her heart raced,
Her mind, still clouded with anger and frustration, suddenly cleared.
and
I she couldn’t take her eyes soff them.
Virgil had always been a gentleman, always patient and accommodating with her. If it weren’t for jealousy, he wouldn’t be acting this way toward her.
Moira placed her phone on the bedside table, covering her face with both hands. It took her a long time to process the overwhelming fact: Virgil liked her
Rather than feeling repulsed or annoyed, Moira felt a strange mix of giddiness and shyness–just a little bit of both
After taking a shower, Moira’s heart was still racing, her face burning with heat and sleep wouldn’t come. She felt like she should do something.
For reasons she couldn’t quite explain, she opened her wardrobe. She pulled out the shopping bag from inside,
She hadn’t planned on wearing any of them, so the lingerie hadn’t been washed yet, but they weren’t too dirty–after all, they weren’t cheap, so they should be fine. And anyway, she’d have to take them off soon
She picked out the most modest one–a pink satin camisole slip. After cutting off the tag, she changed into it
Late at night, the entire city had fallen asleep. The heavy rain continued to pour relentlessly, with no sign of stopping.
Virgil wood in front of the floor–to–ceiling window, gazing out at the sheets of rain. He smoked one cigarette after another, the restless, agitated emotions inside him refusing to settle.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
