Their friends could not resist teasing them.
[Mark, you two are so blatant—aren't you afraid that Jane, that tigress, will cripple you?]
[Fear my ass! If she won't trust me, I might as well make it official—get Cassie pregnant and shove it in her face! She's the one pushing me to this!]
Everyone praised his boldness and skill at taming his wife.
But as I stared at the information my bestie had dug up, a chill ran down my spine, because Cassie was really pregnant.
They staged this whole charade just to pin everything on me.
I had to hand it to them — their acting and patience were impressive. They managed to keep it completely hidden from all our other friends.
Obviously, Mark knew about Cassie's pregnancy for a while. That was why he defended her so fiercely, smashing cake at me, forcing my apology, hurting me, driving me away...
After thanking my best friend, I dialed Mark's number. It rang for ages before he picked up. The background sound was a mix of Cassie's quettish laughter mingled with others' cheers.
“Hello? Have you calmed down enough? Do you know your mistakes?”