Back at my seat, Nina and Jason went around making a toast at each table. I could not help my hands tightening around the folder when I saw Nina’s smiling face.
Theo noticed something off with me. He touched me before whispering into my ear, "What's wrong? You said you were going backstage to take a look, but Nina came back a long time ago while you only just did. What’s this folder?”
Looking down at it, my heart trembled. "I’ll tell you when we go back." I shifted my gaze to Nina again. These photos could not be leaked out.
Nina and Jason finally came to our table. "Wanda, Jason and I are so grateful to you.”
"Congratulations, you two."
They were so happy now. I could not bring myself to imagine what Nina’s face would be like if what happened in the mountains were exposed.
Caroline may be kind, but she was also conservative. If she knew Nina had had an abortion… I dared not think about it.
I had to guard this incident no matter what.
My mind was absent till the end of the wedding. Since Theo and I had both drunk, we got ourselves a substitute driver.
Sitting in the backseat, I felt a sudden warmth on my cold palm. Theo was holding my hand. I turned to look at him and realized that he was also looking at me. He smiled at me lightly and said, "You haven’t been acting yourself since you came back to our table at the wedding. Tell me what happened, hmm?"
I did not want to hide this issue from Theo, so I handed him the folder. "Just look at it."
Theo took the folder and slid the photos out. I noted his surprised expression and figured he probably understood why I had been so disspirited.
After arriving home, we had a deeper discussion about the issue, and I told Theo about the man I met at the hotel just now and what he said.
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