Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF) novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Someone Picks Me Up

Rachel shook her head in disbelief. “Tabatha, I can’t believe you just said that. If it were in the past, let alone Walter, even Ashley would have been screwed by you. Yet instead of getting back at them, you left just like that. And you even said those things. It’s so not like you.”

I knew what she wanted to express. I hated Ashley, so normally, I wouldn’t have spared her. I sighed and looked at Rachel, feeling upset. I said, “Rachel, I wanted to screw her over as well, but she’s pregnant. It’s Walter’s. So what if I mess with them? It won’t change anything.”

She looked at me, feeling sorry for me. She took a deep breath and said, “Tabatha, you are in love with Walter.”

I froze for a moment and then subconsciously wanted to refute, “That’s nonsense…”

“Don’t try to deny it,” she interrupted me. “We’ve been friends for over twenty years now, and I know you better than you do. If you didn’t love him, you wouldn’t have given a damn about whether Ashley is pregnant or not. Given your personality, you would have screwed her over a long time ago. You would never put yourself in a situation like this.”

I choked on her words, failing to retort her at all. I … couldn’t tell whether I had fallen for Walter.

The night arrived.

Rachel had staggering wealth, and she booked a room at Wonderland Karaoke Bar after paying 148 dollars. She knew the bar owner and called several cute guys into the box to let me pick.

I was shocked. Seeing how astonished I was, she put her arm around my shoulders and said, “Well? Am I a good friend or what? They are the best here, and they can be so sweet. Take your pick, and let’s have fun.”

I looked at her and couldn’t help but remind her, “Did you forget you’re a journalist?”

She raised her eyebrows. “No. Journalism is my profession. What’s that got to do with me having fun? Besides, tonight is all about you. What is it? You like them all? You want to have them all?”

I was stunned. “That’s not what I…”