By Nightengale Ben-Onyeukwu
‘I believe you,’ Felix said. Audrey turned to leave but paused when she heard what Felix said. ‘I have seen enough of your idiosyncrasies to know when you’re lying. So you can’t fool me…’
‘You seem to be implying I met harm?’
Felix shook his head. ‘You’re wrong.’ With folded arms and slanted lips, Felix stared at her. ‘So tell me what your reasons were?’
Audrey swallowed her saliva nervously as she thought of what to say to him. She knew Felix had seen through her and so didn’t dare to lie. She had done it for his good but didn’t know if he would get mad. She debated whether to explain everything and ask him not to get mad.
Before she could speak, Felix said, ‘You did this to pair me up with that girl, right?’
Audrey turned around, staring at him. She was indeed feeling stupid.
In fact, Felix had a hunch about this from the moment when he saw Chioma at the school. He knew Audrey hadn’t asked a stranger to collect Celine from school before. So, for her to let a complete stranger aside from their driver only meant, she was planning something.
‘How did you find out?’ Audrey asked after a moment of silence.
‘I saw through you the moment you rang me to pick Celine from school, and also called a total stranger to do the same. You had flaws in your acting.’
‘I never said I was going to be an actress.’
‘You won’t even get supporting lead role, ‘Felix’s lips curved up.
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