“Nothing happened,” Dustin quickly replied after a slight hesitation.
B*llshit! Delilah had noticed the minute gestures and the look they gave each other. Hence, only a fool would believe nothing was going on.
“If you're not going to tell me the truth, you can forget about coming here ever again,” Delilah threatened.
“Please don't be like that, Ms. Young. There really is nothing going on between us,” Dustin answered.
No, he must be lying!
Although Dustin had loved Joan all this while, he had never come by as frequently as he did now.
“Since you have chosen not to tell me, then out you go! Shoo! And don't ever come back!” With that, Delilah chased him out.
“Ms. Young, fine! I'll talk, I'll talk.”
Finally, Dustin compromised. He couldn't accept the fact that he couldn't see Joan.
“Erm, actually, it was an accident...” Dustin recounted what had happened and spiced up some parts while he was doing so.
In a short while, Delilah's mind was blown.
It was beyond her wildest imagination that Joan would do something like that. Delilah's impression of her was that she was someone emotionally loyal. But now, after her brazen actions, Delilah no longer held her in such high regard.
“Dustin, are you lying to me?” Delilah questioned in an agitated tone.
“Ms. Young, there's no way I would lie to you. Besides, given how experienced you are, can't you easily tell if I'm lying?” Dustin suggested on purpose.
“I'm back, Ms. Young. What would you like to eat? I'll cook.” Just as she spoke, Joan entered with her hands full of bags.
In the living room, both Delilah and Dustin watched warily as Joan sauntered in. Dustin was worried that Joan would be furious at him for telling Delilah the truth. Now, Delilah had become more vigilant toward Joan after learning about her preposterous actions.
“What are both of you doing?” Joan walked up to them with an awkward smile.
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