Chapter 5 A Movie

“You… You came here just for this?” he asked, his tone low and unreadable.

I nodded.

His face darkened again, and for a second, I thought he was going to say something. But then he flinched, pulling his hand back like he’d been burned.

I realized his fingers had brushed the burn marks on my palm, the ones from making the cake.

He must’ve been disgusted.

What can I even expect from him??? Nahhh!!

From the corner of my eye, I saw Tiffany’s eyes light up with sudden interest. “Oh! Alicia! That red bracelet you’re wearing… It looks quite familiar,” she said, leaning in. Her smile widened. “I just remembered, a few days ago, I saw something just like that in Rafael’s trash can.” I watched Rafael subtly move his hand to cover his wrist, but I pretended not to notice. Keeping my voice calm, I replied, “These bracelets are pretty common. If you like it, I can give this one to you.”

Tiffany didn’t respond.

When I walked out of the room, I headed straight for the nearest trash can and threw away the bracelet. I’d worn it for the past eight years, but it no longer meant anything to me anymore. Just a trash.

I turned to the elevator, and while waiting, my phone buzzed. It was Mom calling. “Did you buy your ticket home yet?” she asked.

“Not yet,” I replied, my voice steady. “I’ll book it in a few days.” Before I could hang up, I heard Rafael’s voice behind me. “You’re booking a ticket?” he asked, his voice sounding confused.

I quickly ended the call, turning around with a blank expression.

"Yeah, there’s a restaurant nearby that is super popular,” I lied smoothly. “You have to reserve it days in advance if you want to try the menu.”

Rafael didn’t press the matter any further. He just pulled me along to a nearby hotel and booked us a suite

He quickly got to work on his laptop, handling some urgent business. There was a wordless understanding between us as we worked side by side until the early morning, waiting for a client overseas to respond.

Eventually, I couldn’t fight off the exhaustion any longer and fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up in bed, surprised to find myself tucked in.

Rafael sat beside me, casually leaning against the headboard, flipping through the financial section of the newspaper. He glanced at me as I stirred.

“Breakfast’s on its way,” he said, already picking up his phone to call

room service.

Halfway through breakfast, Rafael suddenly asked, “Why’d you change your phone password?”

I didn’t even look up from my plate. “Felt like changing it,” I replied casually.

The truth was, the old password was a combination of our birthdays. Since I was planning to leave, it didn’t make sense to keep it.

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