Chapter 30

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Zee pov

I met Anna's dad at a coffee shop. He wanted to talk to me about something. I picked a place with lots of people around. I didn't trust him at all. He said yes right away. We said our greetings and got down to business. "Do you have any idea who Anna's been hanging out with lately?" he asked me. "Nope." I said. He looked defeated and tired. "I found this in her bedroom, she said a 'friend' have her." He handed me the papers that I gave Anna. This was good. He didn't know it was me who gave them to her. He still trusted me. "I've never seen this before." I lied. "They're fake, don't believe them." he said. That was a lie too. I checked them myself. They were real. "I just want to find this friend of hers who gave her this." He said. I was feeling playful and decided to mess with him a bit. "Why do you care about finding them if the papers are fake?" I asked him, acting confused. "Uh... because I want to know who would do this to me. Who would try to ruin my reputation like this." he said.

He then looked at me with a pleading expression. "I know you had a reason to cancel your engagement with Anna and I'm sure it was a good one, but she was improving so much when she was with you. Can't you give her another chance?" he asked me. I shook my head firmly. "No, I'm sorry." I said. "Who is better than my daughter?" He sounded incredulous and offended. I almost wanted to laugh at his question, but his serious face showed me that he really believed his daughter was the best catch. "I have fallen in love with someone else." I told him truthfully. "Who?" he pressed me. I didn't want him to find out about Nunew, so I tried to be vague. "Just the person who makes me happy." I said. He frowned at my answer, but didn't say
anything.

"You know that Anna is different and had a very shocking rebellious stage. Please be patient with her. Just try to at least be friends with her. When she was with you she stopped her night life and got clean. " He says. "I'm sorry but you also know how she can be too. If I try to form a friendship with her she might think I'm trying to lead her on. And my lover and I want a peaceful life." I say. "listen a could make a marriage contract between the two of you that would benefit you and your business and your father.." "no thanks" I cut him off. I set an alarm under the table and when It rings I pretand it's an important call and make an excuse to leave.

I saw Nhu later that day. He told me he ran into Anna this morning. I felt a knot in my stomach. "Really? What did she want?" I asked, remembering how Nhu and Anna never had good interactions. "She wanted me to give you a message. She said her dad found out about the papers." He looked at me curiously. "What papers? What's going on?" He pressed. I was glad Anna didn't spill the beans, but now I had to explain. "It's nothing serious. Just some papers about her dad." I said truthfully. "Then why are you hiding it from me?" He demanded. "I'm not hiding anything." I protested. I just wanted to wait until everything was settled.

"Are this papers the reason why you and Max were gone the whole night and morning the other days." He keeps asking. "Yeah, we're working on it." I reply. "Working on what?" He persists. "Nhu, listen, you said you would trust me. So trust me, okay?" I say, pulling him closer to me and kissing his cheek. He is very stubborn and won't drop this subject. "I know and I will try to trust you more, but it's hard to trust someone blindly." He says,
He snuggles closer to me, his head resting on my chest. I run my fingers through his hair, feeling his warm breath on my skin. There is a peaceful quietness in the room, as if we are the only two people in the world. I look at his face and see the love and trust in his eyes, and I feel a surge of emotion in my chest. Our hearts are in sync, beating to a melody that only we can hear. I wrap my arms around him, feeling the bond between us, knowing that this love is something rare and precious.

He pulls me close and I feel his arms around me, holding me tight. We curl up under the soft blankets, our legs wrapped around each other, and our hearts in sync. The outside world doesn't matter as we enjoy the peace and safety of being together. Every caress and every whisper makes our desire grow, drawing us closer and closer. In this moment, nothing else exists, only the love we feel, wrapped up in the perfect hug.

A few days later

I was feeling a bit more hopeful after nhu told me that Anna was basically trying to warn me about her father . Maybe she could help me get some justice for what he did to me. I made a choice that I never thought I would make. I called Anna and asked her if we could talk. She said yes, but only at her place. I agreed, even though I was nervous. I had never seen where Anna lived before. She always seemed so tidy and organized, but her place was a mess. It made sense why she preferred to stay with her father in his nice house most of the time.

Nhu pov

I couldn't believe it when I got a text from a random number. It had an address and the words "come over". I was suspicious, so I looked up the address online. It was a nice penthouse apartment. Then I got another text with a photo of zee getting out of his car and going into the apartment. He was wearing the same outfit he had on today. I grabbed my bag and keys and drove there. I wasn't trying to spy on zee, I was just curious about what was going on. I got there and saw zee's car parked outside. I went to the door and saw that it was slightly open. I pushed it and saw a messy living room with zee's shoes on the mat. "Hello?" I said quietly. I heard his voice from one of the rooms. I followed it and opened the door. There he was, lying on the floor with Anna in his arms.

No way.That can't be true. Zee would never do that to me. "Hold up, Nhu..." he begs, pushing Anna away from him. Anna's holding on like a leech, refusing to let go. I'm frozen in shock, unable to move or say a word. I don't want to believe what I'm seeing, but it's right there in front of me. I love Zee, I trust him. There has to be an explanation for all this. He wouldn't hurt me like this. I try to calm myself down and listen to what he has to say. "Look," he says, pointing at a pale-looking Anna surrounded by alcohol bottles. "I was just trying to help her, make her throw up." He says still holding her in a sitting position.

He doesn't stop what he's doing, even though I'm staring at him. I can't take my eyes off his hands, moving so fast and precise. Like he is used to doing this. I wonder who sent me those texts earlier.  It can't be Anna, she can barely stand on her own and it's not hia, he's loyal to a fault. So who's trying to ruin this for me? Who's lying to me? Who knew that hia was here? Who sent me those pictures?

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