"What is it?" he asked, and I wasn’t sure if he actually knew who he was talking to.
“Have I woken you up?” I replied, even though I knew precisely how lazy he was.
“Are you joking? You know that I never wake up before ten!” he answered angrily, which made me suspect he didn’t realise he was talking to me instead of Zoe. How many times had he told me he got up so early to be on time for the office so he could help his father?
However, I didn’t want him to make any mistakes that might reveal he was cheating on me. So, before he could call me Zoe, I thought it was better to let him know he was speaking to me.
“I’m sorry, Kevin. I thought you were already in the office with your father. I just received your messages, and…” I hesitated, pretending it hurt me badly that he couldn’t rememb
