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What’s happening?
His eyes shift to Lu as he approaches the table and takes a seat across from us.
What the fuck…
Unease twists my stomach.
He’s looking at Lu and starts nodding, his expression suddenly warming up and acquiring an intensity that I can’t decipher.
I turn to Lu and notice her awkward smile.
“Hello,” she says timidly and adds, “Father.”
Mind blown.
Everything I know about Seth Gordon and Lu shifts like the information in a self-generating AI code, line by line, searching for the clues, clicking together.
“I was hoping to meet you alone,” Seth Gordon says, looking at Lu with a soft smile.
I keep my eyes on him, afraid to flinch, trying to stay calm as my thoughts throw a tantrum.
How the fuck did we miss that?
She told me she had a biological father, right. I didn’t tell Roey or Miller. And Roey never gave Seth Gordon the name of the new female lead we had, Lu.
“So, hey, this is Jace, my…um… friend and roommate,” Lu introduces us.
I swallow hard. My heartbeat spikes so high I think I might be having a heart attack.
Seth Gordon’s gaze is seemingly indifferent when he meets my eyes.
Great poker face. Fucking great. I hope mine is too.
Fuck-fuck-fuck.
And while they are having a casual chat, I think about going to the bathroom and calling Roey. Except that would be a clear giveaway. I’m a little too fucking late.
I’m trying to figure out if Seth Gordon already knew who I was before coming here. Or that I live in the same condo as his daughter. And if he didn’t, what the implications are. But most importantly, why Reznik, who’s scammed Gordon out of a lot of money, suddenly showed up in Lu’s life.
“I’ll be in the city until tomorrow,” he says. “I was thinking of coming to your exhibit tonight.”
Lu must’ve told him about it, and just the thought that Gordon and IandRoey will be at the same place is bewildering if not unprofessional.
“Tonight is going to be so stressful,” Lu says with hesitation. “The exhibit will be open for a month. Maybe some other time? I’d love for you to see my art. It’s just… Tonight is going to be chaos.”
She should be proud of her exhibit, but somehow everything she does and says lately feels like she’s doubting herself, and it breaks my heart.
Seth Gordon only nods, his jaw clenching, his submissiveness in contrast with his powerful build.
He’s my employer and my Lu’s father. Wow. That night we stalked Reznik crossed a lot of paths in the strangest way.
Soon, Seth Gordon is leaving and asks whether Lu needs a ride.Sheneeds a ride, notus—he doesn’t even look at me when he says goodbye and walks out. But as soon as the black limo pulls away, I get a text.
Seth Gordon: When you are alone, give me a call.
I’m fucked. I know this already, but I’m trying to focus on Lu, who exhales through her puffed lips when we walk out into the humid street.
“So, what do you think?” she asks.
