BOOK7 Chapter2
His expression turned awkward for a moment, but a few seconds later, he put on. a confident look again.
He fumbled in his bag for a while before finally pulling out a used lipstick and shoving it into my hand.
“How could I forget your birthday? I was just getting you a surprise.”
“Look at this lipstick I bought for you. I had to go to several stores to find this
shade.”
I looked at his ears closely, and as I expected, they twitched slightly–his tell when
he lies.
He hadn’t even noticed, but I’d seen this little gesture countless times over the
few months.
past
I glanced at the lipstick; sure enough, it was Ava’s usual shade, a pink that was
completely different from the colors I normally wore.
My face remained calm as I tossed the lipstick into the overturned trash can.
Seeing me so cold, he got a bit angry and immediately fished it out of the trash.
“What’s your problem? If you don’t like it, fine, but don’t throw it away! Eva, since
when did you get so picky about lipstick? Why are you so greedy?”
He made it sound like it was mu
fault, but as he picked up the lipstick, the cap
accidentally popped off.
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I glanced at it and noticed that part of the lipstick was missing–clearly used. And there, on the side of Lucas’s neck, was a pink lip print, matching the lipstick’s
shade.
He hadn’t noticed at all. I could almost imagine Ava leaving that suggestive mark
on his neck.
My heart, which had already gone numb, twisted in pain again, making me feel
nauseous.
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