Cheryl’s POV:
The banquet wrapped up seamlessly, but my heart remained heavy. Ian’s sudden shift in attitude toward me was so jarring that, while I felt grateful, I couldn’t shake the nagging suspicion.
Was it because he patched things up with Rachel and thus was in a good mood?
But soon, I pushed those thoughts aside because Eric was nowhere to be found!
He must have been in a bad mood tonight, as he had been drinking nonstop at the banquet. Worried that something might have happened to him, I called him several times, but no one answered.
A waiter guided me to his room. The door hung slightly ajar, and as I pushed it open, what I saw stopped me in my tracks—
Two people locked in an inseparable kiss.
It was Laura… and Eric.
Laura’s slender fingers hooked onto Eric’s tie, their lip
