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Chapter 26
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2026-04-02 02:07:35
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What We Pretended To Be Chapter 58
Daniel: I read the same line again. Then again. The numbers are right. The projections are clean. There is nothing wrong with the document in front of me. If anything, it is one of the better reports this quarter. I close it anyway. The office is quiet. Glass walls, muted light filtering through the tall windows, everything exactly where it should be. It usually helps me think. Keeps things in order. Today, it just feels… still. The faint hum of the air conditioning fills the space, but it does nothing to ease the restlessness under my skin. My phone lights up on the desk. I glance at it, then ignore it. If it is important, it will come back. It always does. I lean back slightly and rest my hand against the arm of the chair, my eyes settling somewhere past the desk, toward the city skyline visible through the glass. And then, without effort, my mind shifts. Not to work. To her. Maria. The land comes first, but not in the way it should. Not like a project I am assessing.
What We Pretended To Be Chapter 57
Maria: Daniel doesn’t say much when we get to mine. He slows the car, pulls up like he’s done this a hundred times, even though he hasn’t. The engine stays on for a second longer than necessary. I notice that before I realize I’m noticing it. The low rumble vibrates through the seat, mixing with the distant hum of city traffic. “Get some rest,” he says. I nod. “You too.” It feels like there should be something else. Not big. Just… something. But he’s already looking ahead again, like he’s moved on, like whatever we just shared back there has been filed away neatly in his head. Of course it has. I step out and close the door. The sound lands a little harder than I expect, echoing slightly in the quiet street. I don’t look back. I don’t give myself time to. — I’m halfway up the stairs when my phone starts buzzing. Once. Twice. Then continuously, like it’s trying to get my attention before something gets worse. The vibrations pulse against my palm, insistent and sharp. I alrea
What We Pretended To Be Chapter 56
Maria: Marcus is the first to stand, like he’s been waiting for an excuse to leave. “I have things to do,” he says, already halfway out of the conversation, his attention drifting to his phone. Isabelle leans back in her chair, studying him like he’s a problem she plans to solve eventually. “Does it involve your mother?” He doesn’t look up. “No.” “That’s unfortunate,” she says, tilting her head. “I would have liked to come with you. I should probably meet my future mother-in-law at some point.” That gets a reaction. Barely. He pauses, just long enough to glance at her. “You’re very unserious.” “And yet, I’m consistent,” she replies, smiling like she’s proud of that. He shakes his head once and walks off, clearly done with all of us. Isabelle watches him go, then sighs softly. “He’s warming up to me.” “He’s not,” Lily says. “He is. You just don’t see it.” “I see everything. There’s nothing to see.” Isabelle ignores that and pushes her chair back. “I should go too. I have
What We Pretended To Be Chapter 55
Maria: Lily never knocks. She pushes my door open like she pays rent here and walks in already mid-thought, already judging me. “You look suspicious,” she says, stopping in front of me like she’s about to conduct an inspection. I stare at her. “Good morning.” “That was not a greeting. That was a distraction.” She folds her arms, eyes narrowing slightly. “You look like someone who did something questionable and is trying very hard to act normal.” I reach for my bag. “You woke up and chose to be annoying.” “I wake up like this every day. Now answer the question.” “There is no question.” “There is always a question with you.” I brush past her. “We’re leaving.” Her entire expression shifts instantly. “Oh, we’re going out? See, this is why I like you. You make good decisions under pressure.” “I didn’t say I was going willingly.” “You are already dressed.” “That’s not the point.” — The café is busy in a calm, unbothered way. No urgency, no noise that feels stressful. Just peo
What We Pretended To Be Chapter 54
Maria: My father does not waste time explaining things when he is already halfway out the door. “Be ready in twenty minutes,” he says. “We’re leaving.” “For what?” I ask, already moving toward my room because there is no point pretending I won’t go. “A celebration.” “That could mean anything.” “It doesn’t need to mean anything to you. Just be ready.” He hangs up. I stare at my phone for a second, then drop it on the bed. Of course. Whatever this is, I will understand it later, probably when it is already too late to ask questions. — The car ride is quiet, but not the comfortable kind. The kind where something is happening and I am not part of the conversation yet. “What exactly are we celebrating?” I ask after a few minutes. “A deal,” my father says. “With who?” “The Rothfields.” I turn slightly. “Daniel’s family?” “Yes.” “And this concerns us because…?” He exhales slowly, like I am dragging information out of him. “Because it changes things.” That again. “What thi
What We Pretended To Be Chapter 53
Maria: He does not ask where I am. He sends a location. That is it. No greeting, no explanation, no attempt to make it sound like anything other than what it is. I stare at the message for a second, then a little longer than necessary, as if something about it might soften if I give it time. It does not. Of course it does not. I get there early. I tell myself it is because traffic was light, because I did not want to be late, because I had nothing else to do anyway. None of those feel entirely true, but they are convenient enough. The place is quiet, the kind of quiet that feels intentional. People speak in low tones, movements are measured, everything arranged in a way that suggests no one here has anything urgent to worry about. I pick a table by the window and sit. I do not reach for my phone. I do not distract myself. I sit there with my hands folded loosely in front of me, watching reflections move across the glass, letting the waiting stretch just enough to feel real.
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