Revenge is best served cold (Jane and Jeremiah novel Chapter 299

Eric and I stared at Monica's message, a blend of disappointment and relief washing over us. It was clear that we were disappointed because it seemed like Monica wasn't the type of person who would be loyal to Joshua.

In any case, we were also somewhat relieved because we had caught on to her nature before things went too far.

In the following days, Monica constantly messaged "Eric", working hard to grow closer to him. In reality, the person she had been texting the whole time was me. Eric, wanting nothing to do with it, offloaded the whole task to me by logging into his WhatsApp account on my phone.

In just one week, without any confirmation from my side, Monica was already regarding herself as Eric's girlfriend.

It was time to execute the final phase. I, posing as Eric, set up a meeting with Monica at a café on Sunday. It was a café that offered private rooms. Though they lacked soundproofing, they shielded the interior from outside view. It was exactly the setup I required.

Eric, on the other hand, had reached out to Joshua, informing him that I was still upset with him. Hence, he needed Joshua's intervention to smooth things over.

Joshua approached me, and I took the opportunity to invite him to the same café for the final phase of the plan.

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It was finally Sunday. Joshua and I arrived at the designated café as planned and then proceeded to take our seats in the previously reserved private room.

In order to make sure that they didn't bump into each other, Eric and Monica's scheduled meeting was 30 minutes after ours. In that interminable half hour, I was subjected to Joshua's endless, well-intentioned advice.

I felt my ears going numb from his nagging, and I could even hear how hoarse Joshua's voice had gotten from all that talking. It was then that the agonizing 30 minutes came to an end.

Joshua wore a look of utter despair as he said, "It's quite obvious that you and Ric have a good relationship, Jae. Why are you suddenly upset with him?"