The Perfect Thief novel Chapter 236

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Judy’s POV

I sat on my bed, my heart deep in my stomach and tears filling my eyes. Gavin didn’t need to speak for me to know exactly what he was about to say. I already knew it… we weren’t going out tonight.

“Is everything okay?” I asked, my voice coming out hollow and unfamiliar.

“I’m sorry, Judy. I’m not entirely sure what to do,” he said, sounding defeated. “Irene is really upset that Ethan hasn’t reached out to her since she’s been in the hospital. She still claims ot be in a lot of pain and she doesn’t want to be alone.”

I bit my lower lip to keep it from trembling.

“Did she know you were going out tonight?” I asked the question before I could stop myself. I already knew the answer; of course, Irene knew he was going out with me tonight. That was why she insisted that he stayed behind so that he wouldn’t spend any time with me. It was a manipulative tactic, and he was falling for it because she was his daughter, and she could do no wrong.

I couldn’t compete with his daughter… not that I wanted to in the first place. But it still hurt that he wasn’t even going to try to call her out on her bullshit.

“Yes,” he replied. “What does that have ot do with anything?”

His tone hardened slightly, and I could tell he was getting protective. I shook my head, momentarily forgetting that he couldn’t see me.

“Nothing,” I lied. “So, are you staying home with her instead?”

“Don’t you think I should?” He asked, still sounding a bit defensive.

“Yeah, of course,” I told him. “I mean, it’s not like this was an actual date or anything.”

“We knew what this was,” Gavin said after a brief pause. “It’s a show.”

“I know,” I told him, though his words hurt, I didn’t let him know that they affected me in the way that they did. “ I get it… you should stay home with her.”