Badum. Badum. Badum.
Diamond felt as if her heart would jump out at any second as she waited for Dean’s answer.
She didn’t know what came over her, but she wanted to know.
Getting the answer would help her to what moves she would make next.
She wasn’t a home wrecker, so unless the guy she was interested in was single, she wouldn’t continue with her schemes.
She didn’t want to invest so much, only to find out later that Dean was truly taken. Wouldn’t she be heartbroken when that happens?
For a brief second, Dean closed his eyes, his heart thumping wildly, taken by surprise by Diamond’s question.
However, considering the fact that he had asked her about her relationship, it was expected that she would also ask the same question.
But why did he feel sour thinking about the whole thing?
And looking at the expecting gaze of hers, he knew that he couldn’t brush this topic away. Besides, they could be considered close now. After all, she literally shared some secretive information about herself with him.
So it wasn’t that much to share this with her, right?
Holding to that thought, as the car approached the villa gates, Dean suddenly smiled as he looked at Diamond, making her heart flutter from that smile and, at the same time, panic.
Smiles like those weren’t always a sign of a good omen. She couldn’t help but shudder.
And surely, her premonition was on point, as she heard Dean respond to her, "Um. I have a girlfriend. We have been seeing each other for three years now!" an affectionate smile pasted on his face, shattering her anticipatory heart into pieces.
Forcing a smile on her face, Diamond enthusiastically said, "Wow! That’s a long time! I am happy for you. She must be good!" pretending to be happy about this.
How could she be happy for him?
Just when she thought that she had found someone again, someone to her liking and with a family who knew her and liked her, although they didn’t know much about her. It turned out that the guy was in a good relationship.
Nowadays, it is rare for relationships to stand strong for years.
Hers didn’t even last four months. How much she envied Dean at this moment?
Unaware of the turmoil in Diamond’s heart, Dean smiled brightly as he thought about the girl he had been with and how patient she had been with him in these years.
Because of his status, he couldn’t bring her into the open all these years. Those around him and her didn’t even know that they were seeing each other.
Even if people were to call her a mistress in the future, it wouldn’t even be irrefutable. She had been hidden from the world for far too long.
However, Diamond’s words this night had enlightened him greatly. There were things that they couldn’t run away from.
One way or the other, the truth will always surface.
Once in a while, a person should live truly, shedding off the armor and the mask that hides the real self.
And in front of Diamond, Dean felt like he could shed that. In fact, he craved to be like her, and live without worries.
And maybe starting by revealing his girlfriend was the first step in doing so.
’If only I didn’t ask him about the girlfriend thing. Maybe this wouldn’t be happening!’ she wanted to desperately beat herself to a pulp.
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