"I'm going out for a couple of days." I said, looking at Alderic who stopped chewing his food and his eyes snapped up at me. I felt the sudden urge to hide somewhere.
"That's good." He replied and my brows pulled together but I didn't say anything. So he continued. "Family trip or business trip?"
He asked me and my heart curled inside my chest as I knew my answer would be nothing but a lie. I can tolerate anything in a relationship but not lies, Theo. Alderic had said to me, multiple times. But it was necessary. I felt it was necessary at the moment.
"It's not really a business trip. I just need to visit a nearby branch and check the status of our new designs. I also need to do site visiting." I lied through my teeth.
His eyes narrowed at my words. As if he could sense my lies but
