I roll my eyes. To my relief, dad replies, “I have been meaning to talk to all of you about it. Now that we are all sitting in the same room. I guess it’s high time we discuss this.”
“About what?” Joy asks.
“It’s about Caleb. His behavior has been irking me lately. The way he cheated on Sophie
and trapped Nikkie.”
My lips twitch at dad’s choice of words. ‘Trapped Nikkie!’ I am sure she willingly slept
with Caleb. I don’t think there was any trapping involved. If there was, I am sure it was
another way around. Because Nikkie always wants what I have.
But If I see from a father’s point of view, I understand why he used the words ‘trapped
Nikkie. No father would want to admit willingly that his own daughter can be such a
spiteful-venomous bi7tc7h.
“There is no need to discuss it in front of her,” Joy says sternly, pointing at me.
“Yeah, of course… because I am not family.” I complete the sentence for her bitterly.
“Stop bickering for a minute!” Dad bellows, and we all go quiet.
Then he turns to Nikkie and asks her, “Do you know what he said to me at the party last night? He said he wants to break the engagement and marry Sophia because…”Dad trails off, then adds after a pause, shaking his head. “I still cannot believe he said this..”
I see Nikkie seething in anger. As if it’s my fault he is an unfaithful bi7tc7h.
“He said it because she is back!” Nikkie gestures at me with disdain. “If she wasn’t around, none of this would have happened.”
Pandora
Oh my G7od! Can you believe her?
it? Did Caleb tell her? Why would he tell her?
“What are you saying?” Dad asks her in a tight voice.
“She is telling the truth.” Joy says, “Sophie doesn’t consider us family. If she did, she would have told us about her wedding. We did some investigation and figured it out. She is
married.”
“You got married, Sophie?” Dad asks me with hurt in his voice. My heart aches and I
swallow hard, unable to answer.
I haven’t even talked to Liam if he will help me out with this Fake husband thing or not.
I am not sure what to tell dad.
“Answer me Sophie!” Dad asks in anger and I almost flinch.
“Yes, Dad. I did.”
He looks at me with so much disappointment; it hurts.
“She probably married some scumbag. This is why she kept it a secret,” Joy adds, and
it serves like an oil in fire.
To be honest, I want to punch her face. M is rich and considerate. Probably handsome too. Everything that can make Joy and Nikkie jealous. Too bad he is a secret.
Dad gets up and says, “We will talk about it tomorrow. I am not hungry for dinner
anymore.”
He walks towards his bedroom. I knew dad would be unhappy about it. But he looks so hurt and disappointed. I don’t want to go to sleep without resolving this issue, but I keep my mouth shut. It’s good that I will have time till morning to figure out my story and details.
If Nikkie and Joy have investigated my background for the past 2 years, I have to make
it believable.
I wonder if they know about the money too. That is not possible, though. I shake my head and go into my room without having dinner.
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