HIS MOST WANTED KARMA のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

Mike blinked like someone who had just heard the dumbest thing on earth. “Which Becky?” he asked, half-laughing, hoping this was some crazy joke.Lucas looked at him with a straight face. “Do we have another Becky in common apart from my wife? My wife, silly.”Mike’s hand dropped the remote like it was hot coal. “Are you out of your mind? No, seriously, Lucas, you’ve lost it! I should seduce your wife? Your actual wife? Cut me some slack, man. I might flirt, sure, but I’ve got limits. I don’t cross boundaries like that, and you know it.”Lucas stayed calm. “Relax, man. It’s not that deep. Trust me.”Mike’s eyes widened. “Not that deep?!”“I don’t love Becky,” Lucas said, walking slowly toward the liquor shelf. “It’s all been a cover-up, a mistake. I need something solid to end this marriage, something big. A strong reason no one can question.”“And you think I’m your strong reason?” Mike snapped, standing up. “Lucas, I warned you when you started getting mixed up with her. I told you

It took all the strength in her not to fall.Zoe raised her head and frowned slightly. "Do I know you? Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?"Becky looked from Alicia to Zoe, unsure of what was going on. Alicia forced a weak smile."Not really," she said quickly. "Lucas told me you were dead, that’s all. It’s just... surprising. I should go now."She turned around fast and rushed outside like she couldn’t breathe anymore. Her heart was pounding as she opened her car door and jumped in. Her hands were shaking badly. She placed both on the steering wheel, breathing heavily.She didn’t drive to work. She couldn’t, not when her mind was scattered. She turned the car and drove home straight.Now home, Tim was lounging in the living room, shirtless, watching a game on mute. He wasn’t expecting Alicia back so soon. When she walked in, he sat up straight."What’s up with you?" he asked. "Did you forget something? A file or maybe something else?"She didn’t answer right away. Her eyes were

"Oh, I don't..." Zoe laughed nervously, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "I guess my taste buds have a mind of their own now. I mean, it's been years."She looked away for a second, then tried to change her voice to something softer and fragile. "After what I've been through, Amaya, you can't expect me to stay the same."Amaya gently stroked Zoe's hair, with her eyes filled with concern. "It's okay, Ali. I’m just glad you're here. Come on, let’s sit down."They both sank into the large couch in the living room. Zoe crossed her legs while Amaya sat close, still staring at her like she couldn’t believe what she was seeing."I’m sorry," Amaya said, still staring. "It all feels so unreal, after three years? And now you’re sitting right here with me. I mean, I’m happy, really happy, but I’m also confused."She looked around the room briefly, then turned back to Zoe."What are you even doing in this house? With Lucas? And Becky? After everything they did? Honestly, if I let myself,

He stared at her, his eyes searching her face. Her voice had been calm, and she wasn’t laughing. That meant she was serious.“I know what you’re thinking,” Alicia said, brushing some crumbs from her lips and reaching for a slice of pizza. “We had a deal that this was just a fling… no strings, no expectations. But I want more, not forever, just three months. I want to know what it feels like to be in a relationship again.”Bryan blinked slowly, still not saying a word. He couldn’t tell if this was real or if it was some twisted joke, but looking at her, he knew she was serious. She took a bite from the slice like she hadn’t just dropped a bombshell.“I mean, it’s fine if you’re not cool with it,” she added casually, eyes on the pizza, not on him.He let out a deep breath, rubbed his temple, and finally said, “Three months?”“Three months,” she repeated, nodding.He took a long pause, then said, “Okay. Three months it is.”In his mind, he added, Maybe this is what I need to stop thinki

"I heard you scream, so I thought to come check on you," Bonny said, stepping into the room, slightly out of breath. Her hand quickly slid the small ziplock bag containing a toothbrush into the side of her dress. Her eyes were darting around, trying to look normal.Zoe, still limping slightly, turned and looked at her with tired eyes. "You can go. I’m fine, and please, don’t come into my room unless I call you."Bonny gave a small nod and quickly walked out.Not long after, Becky strolled in without knocking. Her smile was annoyingly wide as she flopped onto the edge of the bed."Lucas went for his mum’s birthday," she said cheerfully. "You know they don’t have the best relationship, kind of like you two. That probably explains why you didn’t tag along."Zoe gave her a sideways glance. "He must be that bad, huh? And yet, you still chose to stay with him while I was supposedly gone, quite funny. If my daughter isn’t living here, what exactly are you still doing in this house? Not like