Chapter 25

When she woke up again from her afternoon nap, a beautiful pink dress lay on the bed waiting for her. She didn't know when Jake had left the room, but as the space next to her was still warm, she assumed he hadn't left for long. She refrained from smiling as she thought of how Jake had held her while she was just in her undergarments, while they were in bed. Just a hug; she reassured herself. But no, she knew it was wrong. By lying with a man in bed, it was already cheating. How could she resolve it with Hart? One day, such things were due to come to light. Even then, two months of feelings were difficult for her to put down in an instant. She'll get to it when it happens. There was a Chinese idiom, 'when the boat gets to the bridge-head, it will naturally go straight." Everything would be fine. Somehow, a deep feeling nestled inside her, telling her she was wrong. Jake and his father sat at the dinner table, as if waiting for her presence. She nodded politely, walking towards the