Did he secretly laugh every time he watched me desperately trying to fix that useless watch?
Hearing his response, Suzzette was satisfied.
Before ending the call, she gave him one final instruction.
"Jaren, make sure to destroy Reese’s identification. I need her to be completely erased from the outside world."
"Just hold on a little longer. Once I convince my parents to officially revoke her identity, you can come back."
Jaren fell silent. He hesitated at the mention of returning.
Suzzette’s smile faltered, and she pursed her lips in displeasure. “You haven’t actually fallen for Reese, have you? Do you not want to leave her?”
I held my breath.
Without hesitation, Jaren firmly denied it.
"Miss, I will never fall in love with Reese."
After the call ended, Jaren opened the refrigerator, took out a piece of meat, and left—pretending it was something he had just hunted.
This was how he had been deceiving me all along.
The moment he was gone, I rushed to unlock the cabin.
I tried twice but the passwords were incorrect.
Biting my lip, I entered Suzzette’s birthday.
"Password correct. Unlocking."
Smiling bitterly, I balled my fist. Jaren’s devotion to her ran deeper than I had imagined.