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It was thattoneagain.
And the sound still had her obeying even when he had become a master that caused her nothing but pain.
"I'm sorry I didn't realize you were entertaining such thoughts—-"
"I heard you!"
"But I promise you—-"
Was he seriously pulling his phone out?
"It's not what you think."
And actually making a callnowof all times?
Summerine couldn't remember feeling this...thisbetrayed.
And outraged.
And—-
"Hello, darling," she then heard Ryu say.
FURIOUS!
Before Summerine realized what she was doing, she had already grabbed the phone out of her husband's hand, and—-
"Well, hello there."
—-found herself staring at anotherman?
"Are you Mrs. Ryu Harcourt by any chance?"
"Yes, she is—-" Ryu grabbed his phone back. "But I'll introduce you later. Hanging up now."
Her husband looked at her then, and she still didn't know what to think. "W-Why—-"
"Morrison and I are colleagues at work. 'Hello, darling' is a code we use to let each other know it's safe for us to talk."
Oh.
"Will you believe me now when I tell you I've never cheated on you—-"
"I do," she whispered.
"And never will—-"
Summerine could only nod this time as tears started to roll down her cheeks.
"Because I'm in love with you?"
Because her heart somehow already knew what he was about to say, and Summerine threw herself in his arms as soon as she heard him say the words.
"I l-love you, Ryu," she choked out. "I love you so, so much—-"
Ryu's head started to lower.
"And I p-promise I will never j-judge—-"