Chapter 3

3.

Maybe it was a guilty conscience, but when I woke up, she was already back with breakfast.

"Did you see anything interesting on social media yesterday?"

She asked casually, but her eyes were darting toward me, checking my reaction.

I acted normal and took a sip of water.

"I didn't really check my phone yesterday. Why?"

She rubbed her nose. "Nothing. Just asking."

Ha. How pathetic.

I had already checked her profile this morning. That post was gone.

She was testing to see if I'd caught her.

I wasn't going to show my hand yet.

My phone buzzed with an email from overseas.

It was from Professor Robert. He was officially welcoming me to join their research institute in London.

During a previous exchange conference, Robert had offered me a spot with incredible pay and benefits.

When Kiki found out back then, she covered her face and cried.

"Are you really going to abandon me too?" she had sobbed.

Looking at her like that, my ambition died instantly. I stayed for her.

Yesterday, before Kiki came home, I sent Robert an email.

I told him I was ready to join his team.

I always wanted a bigger stage.

I had suppressed my dreams for Kiki for years. Not anymore.