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what’s Richard hiding?

Author: Toria writes
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-18 23:56:09

Darla’s POV

I woke up to the weight of an arm slung lazily over my waist.

Richard.

His breathing was soft, slow and peaceful, like he hadn’t slept beside betrayal.

After I got back from work yesterday and caught them in that weird, guilty silence, the rest of the day went by in a blur. They threw glances at each other when they thought I wasn’t looking, but I saw every bit of it. Every twitch. Every shift in the air between them.

And yet, here he was, holding me like everything was fine. Like nothing had broken.

I didn’t move right away. I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, letting the events of the previous day replay in my head. Then he shifted behind me, and without a word, I slipped out of the bed.

Downstairs, I started a pot of coffee. I made eggs, toast, and coffee. The aroma filled the silence like how a room feels tension before a storm.

Few minutes later, I heard footsteps. Richard walked into the kitchen in the same clothes from yesterday, hair tousled and shirt wrinkle
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