Aurellia took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly as she walked toward that cold, accursed house. She gripped her phone tightly, convincing herself that nothing seemed suspicious.
As part of the ruse, she had contacted Ian through text, gushing out about how she received a promotion--she didn't, although she sure hoped so--and asked her brother for a celebratory brunch. Of course, she didn't exactly believe Ian would receive permission--although she sure hoped so.
But, yeah...it wasn't a surprise when Ian told her that he would ask his husband first, and replied a few hours later with [I can't go out for a brunch, but we can have a brunch here]
Elle sighed in relief. Of course, it would be better if they could really go out, but that possibility was super low in the first place. It was just a ruse to make it seem like visiting Ian at that house was already a concession on her part.
