Chapter 171

When Chris was on the phone with Francis a while ago, he suddenly felt like sinking under the ground with the thought that Francis might have heard him and Yenny argue under the entryway stairs. And he’s right. Francis did not only hear them clearly but he did hear everything.

That’s the reason why he wanted to talk to him and Ken because what he had found out is something he can’t swallow and keep to himself only. So, as soon as he reached FasTraxx, he did not wind up anymore and went straight to revealing the truth to Jeremy’s best friends. He was expecting that Chris would slam him with annoyance or anger for eavesdropping but what he took from him was a heartfelt ‘sorry.’ He did not even come clean to save face but still, Chris did stick to his point of view that the mess was his doing and that he was the one apologizing and not Francis.

“I was so absorbed in my anger towards Dave that I didn’t notice I was already being careless.” There’s regret in his voice. “And because of tha