Chapter 49

Roxanne was washing dishes when her phone suddenly rang. She wiped her hands and picked up the call. "Roxanne." Lumin's voice was tense, almost panicked. "What's wrong?" Roxanne's tone softened, knowing Lumin had just been discarded by Vivian. "Are you at home right now?" he asked. "Yes," she replied. "And... and Sebastian? Is he with you?" Lumin hesitated, unsure how to broach the subject of what he had just seen. He wasn't aware Roxanne and Sebastian were divorced, as Vivian hadn't shared that detail with him. Roxanne seemed to sense his hesitation. "Did you see him?" There was a brief pause on the other end before Lumin answered, "Yes." "And?" Roxanne asked. Lumin felt conflicted. He knew Roxanne and Vivian were close friends, and lying didn't feel right. "I'll record a video for you," he said hurriedly, before ending the call. Moments later, a video appeared on Roxanne's phone. She opened it to see Sebastian on a street corner, locked in an intimate kiss with another w