Chapter 991
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Not until the soft click of the closing door echoed did Brenna emerge from her stall.
A second later, Lilith followed suit, and the two stood together to talk.
A mischievous sparkle danced in Lilith’s eyes as she whispered, “Brenna, when Gracie talked about ‘using him,’ who do you suppose she meant? Was it Ethan?”
That guess actually made sense, and a tiny smirk crept across Brenna’s face. She relished the idea. “Sounds about right. If he gets tricked by Gracie, that’s his problem. He had it coming.”
After a pause, she continued, “Still, the way Gracie spoke on that call… She sounded absolutely terrified of whoever was on the other end of the line. Maybe she was lying about using that person.”
Lilith gave a quick nod. “Yeah, I noticed. She called the person on the other end ‘darling.’ Was the person her boyfriend? Her husband? She definitely has a special relationship with that person. I’d love to know the whole story,” she whispered, inching toward the door to listen. Sensing there was no one outside, she stepped out.
Brenna followed, stopping to wash her hands and fix her makeup in the mirror. The mystery tugged at her, too. What would Ethan do if he figured out Gracie was deceiving him?
But then again, she wasn’t sure Gracie had been honest with the guy on the phone. Gracie was clearly afraid of him. If it were Brenna, she wouldn’t be telling him the truth either.
Ready to return to the venue, Brenna and Lilith caught sight of Ethan and Gracie at the far end of the corridor. Gracie’s tears were streaming down her cheeks.
Ethan fished out a tissue and dabbed at her face.
Just then, he turned his head and locked eyes with Brenna.
Panic flashed across his face. He believed he was unable to explain this to Brenna; she definitely misunderstood him now.
Abandoning Gracie, he walked toward Brenna.
Rolling her eyes, Brenna muttered to Lilith, “Block him for me.” With that, she turned and left.
Lilith spread her arms wide to block Ethan’s path. “What now? Going to claim you and Gracie are just friends? Brenna just saw you wiping Gracie’s tears with her own eyes. You really think she’ll buy that there’s nothing between you and Gracie?”
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“Stay out of this. It’s none of your business,” Ethan said, pushing forward, frustration boiling over.
Lilith let out an exaggerated shriek. “Somebody help! He’s trying to harass me!”
Furious, Ethan had no choice but to retreat, disappearing down the hall before Ernst could see this.
Lilith almost collided with Tina on her way out.
With fury written all over her face, Tina shot Lilith a glare and snapped, “You were also in the restroom earlier, weren’t you?”
“Yeah, I was. Why does it matter?” Lilith replied, not missing a beat.
Instead of prolonging the confrontation, Tina flashed her another look of irritation and stormed off in Ethan’s direction.
Her expression was a mix of anxiety and eagerness to please. “Ethan, there’s something you need to hear. You won’t believe what just happened!”
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