Chapter 3

“Sure.”

I suddenly smiled and spoke gently into the camera.

“I was being unreasonable before. I’ll come over now and apologize to Chloe in person.”

Logan clearly hadn’t expected me to change my attitude so quickly. He froze for a moment before giving me a look that seemed to say, “That’s more like it.”

“Much better. Hurry over. And don’t bring an attitude with you. All the guys are here tonight. At least have some respect for me.”

After hanging up, I picked Mochi up and looked into his all-knowing eyes.

“You said she had a lace sleep mask in her bag?”

Mochi yawned.

“Not just a sleep mask. She’s also got a set of lingerie she stole from you.”

I let out a cold laugh and headed to the walk-in closet to change into something more comfortable.

“Come on, Mochi. Since they’re so eager for me to show up, how could I possibly disappoint them? I’d better bring them a gift they’ll never forget.”

Mochi excitedly jumped onto my shoulder, his tail standing straight up like a flag.

“Bring a phone tripod. Better yet, buy a power bank, too. This is going to be one hell of a show. I don’t want your phone dying before the good part.”

By the time I took a cab to the campsite, it was already dark, and the bonfire party was in full swing.

About seven or eight of Logan’s buddies were there.

Chloe had changed into an oversized men’s-style shirt that left her pale thighs on full display.

She was sitting beside Logan, holding a skewer of grilled meat and laughing brightly.

Logan had casually draped an arm over the back of her chair, the two of them looking so intimate they could have been a couple.

I found a dark corner, propped up my phone, and started recording.

Mochi crouched beside me, giving me a live commentary.

“Listen closely. She’s about to put on a show. She’s thinking, ‘These guys are so easy. Show a little leg, and they can’t think straight. Especially Logan. All I have to do is act helpless, and he’ll do whatever I want.’”

Sure enough, Chloe took a sip of beer and suddenly sighed.

“I actually envy Sienna sometimes. She has such a great boyfriend. Logan treats her so well. Even when she’s moody or spoiled, he always puts up with her.”

The guys around them immediately chimed in.

“Why would you envy her, Chloe? Sienna’s just dramatic. You’re way too nice. If it were another woman, she’d have slapped you for what happened today.”

“Exactly. Logan, I’m telling you, you can’t keep spoiling her. She gets away with splashing water on Chloe today, and tomorrow she’ll be climbing all over you.”

Logan took a drink, looking helpless.

“I don’t really have a choice. Her family isn’t exactly well-off, so she’s a little insecure. She always tries to get attention by acting like this. I’m used to it.”

I nearly crushed my phone in my hand.

My family isn’t well-off?

My father owned an import-export business. I’d always pretended we were just an ordinary working-class family because I didn’t want Logan to feel inferior. Even the car I drove was an old car my dad’s company had phased out.

And now he was using my low-key lifestyle to feed his own sense of superiority?

Chloe leaned closer to Logan, her eyes turning slightly red.

“Logan, you work so hard. If I ever get a boyfriend, I would never make him work this hard. I’d play video games with him, drink with him, and never keep tabs on him.”

The men around the fire were instantly won over.

“Now that’s what I call being a great girlfriend!”

“Chloe is the ideal woman!”

“Logan, why don’t you just break up with Sienna? Chloe’s amazing, and you two have known each other since school.”

Logan turned to Chloe, his eyes filled with tenderness and an unmistakable hint of something more.

“If we’d met a few years earlier…”

He didn’t finish the sentence, but he didn’t need to.

Chloe lowered her head shyly, but under the table, her hand quietly slid onto Logan’s thigh.

Mochi’s voice shrieked inside my head.

“She touched him! She’s touching the inside of his thigh! She’s thinking, ‘Logan’s legs are pretty well-trained. Better than the personal trainer I hooked up with last week.’”

I fought the urge to storm over and flip the table.

Instead, I adjusted the camera’s focus.

Perfect.

The footage was crystal clear.

Just then, Chloe suddenly stood up, swaying slightly as if she were having trouble staying on her feet.

“I can’t do this anymore. I’m feeling dizzy. Logan, could you help me to the tent so I can lie down?”

Logan immediately dropped his beer bottle and caught her.

“Easy. I’ll take you inside.”

The two of them walked toward the biggest tent with their arms around each other.

The other men burst into knowing laughter.

“Looks like Logan isn’t coming back tonight.”

“With Sienna gone, we’ve practically cleared the way for Chloe.”

I picked Mochi up and stared coldly at the tent.

“Mochi, what now?”

Mochi licked his paw.

“Don’t rush it. Give them ten minutes. She’s changing into that lace outfit, while Logan’s pretending to look for water even though he’s dying to see her. Once they start having their little heart-to-heart, we’ll go in and give them a surprise.”

Those ten minutes felt like the longest ten minutes of my life.

I watched the shadows of two bodies move together behind the tent’s thin walls.

My stomach churned with disgust.

Finally, Mochi’s tail shot straight up.

“Now! Go!”

I yanked open the tent flap and shoved my phone’s camera straight into their faces, the flash going off at point-blank range.