"Does sleeping together count as being very close to each other?" Felipe counter-questioned.

Yvette shook her head with a smile. "You can't prove how close two people are just because they’ve slept with each other before. After all, there are way too many people having one-night stands these days."

"We weren't just having a one-night stand. I've spent many nights with her." Felipe lowered his voice as he inched closer to Yvette. His eyes were sparkling with suspicion. Just when he attempted to examine her face meticulously, his phone rang.

He glanced at the incoming call and immediately wore a soothing smile. "Miss Charis, I have a call to answer. We'll talk about it when we get the chance."

"Sure, Mr. Whitman." Yvette stared at Felipe as he spun around. Her smile gradually faded.

At the garden of the hall.

Madeline supported herself against the wall, unable to control herself from retching.

She could no longer differentiate whether it was because of her body feeling unwell, or