Chapter 29 "Lies"

“Harriet!”

Harriet and Cassius tilted their heads. They saw a woman approaching their side with an angelic smile on her innocent face.

As soon as Harriet saw Reese, her hands around Cassius have tightened. Cassius felt the sudden rage. He looked at her hands and to Harriet’s sharp eyes which were fixed to the coming lady.

“I didn’t know that you will go back home now!” Reese gasped then she deliberately stared alternately at Cassius and their hands. “But… who is this man you’re holding?”

Harriet quickly let go of Cassius hand. She cannot let Reese create a malicious rumor about her and Cassius.

“R-Reese,” Harriet murmured. “Where did you go from?”

“Ohhh, w-well…” Reese scratched her nape awkwardly.

She cannot let Harriet finds out that she planned on meeting her father. Not yet.

‘I still cannot decide whether I’ll say the truth or not,’ Reese told to herself.

Reese smiled at Harriet and changed the topic.

“Hey! That is not important!”

She grabbed Harriet’s hands and held it tightly. A