Discovery

Charlotte

When Brian left the room to meet Oliver, I breathed a sigh of relief, despite everything.

I felt nauseated after vomiting everything I had eaten that morning just a few minutes ago in Oliver's bathroom. Taking all of this into consideration, it wasn't a good time to encounter Brian in any way, and when he looked at me analytically, I feared that he might see more than I wanted to show.

"I apologize for this," Nicole said, feeling bad. "Oliver didn't tell me that Brian would come here, otherwise, I would have suggested that we go to Eloá's room, Charlotte."

"You don't need to worry about that, Nicole. I believe he didn't notice anything other than two friends talking," I tried to sound optimistic.

Nicole noticed my feeble attempt at positivity and started laughing, as she always did when she was truly nervous.

"I think Brian is suspecting something," she said exactly what I was thinking now.

The expression on Brian's face indicated something akin to suspicion, but I had a fee