The Kiss of Karma(4)

12

I did not even remember how I left there, but I was already home when I came to my senses.

A lot of my colleagues saw the commotion today, and I could already imagine what they would say behind my back, but I did not care about that. I just remembered the cold and searching look in Yorrance's eyes when he left.

You see, people could talk all day about accepting deception and betrayal, but when they actually encountered it, they would not do so.

It was late, and I had already fallen asleep when the banging on my door woke me up. I went to open it and saw Yorrance standing there.

"All along, you knew that she's my..." he began to say.

But before he could say the last word, he stopped and changed his words. "You knew my identity all along?"

"Yeah."

"Then, did you get close to me just to..."

"You're smart. You should have already guessed the truth."

His expression looked terrible, and his eyes were cold, which was unfamiliar to me. "Charmaine, have you ever liked me?"

I was