Chapter 3
Malcolm was indeed furious; “Valerie, this was Ashley’s personal effort to apologize to you! Why are you so despicable?”
This is not an apology to me, it is as if they are afraid that I am not angry enough.
I ignored him and laughed out loud while looking at the Banjo my best friend shared on my phone.
My indifference sharply contrasted with his frustration,
Malcolm’s face darkened.
“Who were you chatting with?”
“Molly.”
月
Malcolm didn’t believe it, and while I wasn’t paying attention, he snatched it away.
No matter how many times he entered it, the screen still showed “incorrect password“.
He looked at me incredulously, “Did you change the password?”
All of my passwords have been his birthday and birth year and month, and they have never changed over the years.
Now it’s my turn, but he can’t remember anything.
I nodded and opened the car door to enter the cinema.
I heard Malcolm’s voice from behind, saying, “I will pick you up tonight.” I waved my hand dismissively, guessing that he would probably stand me up again.
But unexpectedly, when Molly and I came out, Malcolm was waiting outside on time
1 opened the car door.
that time.
door, and Malcolm kept saying that the passenger seat belonged exclusively to me, while Ashley was sitting there at
She smiled sweetly at me
“Valerie, today I made plans with Malcolm to go out for dinner, and it would be great if you could join us as well.”
I looked at Malcolm, and there was some embarrassment on his face.
“By coincidence, let’s have a meal together.”
So I sat in the back and throughout the journey, I kept my eyes closed, resting
Ashley and Malcolm had a delightful conversation.
She pouted and said, “Malcolm, aren’t you hot wearing this outfit?”
In just a short ten–minute journey, this was already the third time she mentioned his clothes.
I opened my eyes and finally noticed that there was another coat inside Malcolm’s overcoat.
It was obvious that Ashley and I were wearing matching outfits.
I suddenly remembered that I used to buy couple outfits and matching rings in the past.
Malcolm, however, never wore it and even secretly threw away the clothes, claiming he couldn’t find them. I didn’t want to make things difficult for him, so I never brought it up again.
But obviously, he was not unwilling to wear it, it was just that I was not deserving
I pulled the corners of my mouth and continued to close my eyes.
Malcolm quickly glanced at me and breathed a sigh of relief when he realized I hadn’t noticed.
