Harlan frowned and mulled over what I said for a while. Finally, he sighed in annoyance and muttered, “We can’t read his mind. How will we know what his motives are?”
Harlan was right.
If Caleb refused to tell us anything, we would never know what his motives were.
…lait, Harlan.
I think I have an idea!” My eyes flashed in excitement. “I overheard part of Caleb’s conversation with Adam today. Although they didn’t say it explicitly, they implied that Caleb needs the Barton family’s help to get what he wants. Maybe we can start from there. We can investigate the Barton family first and find out why Caleb needs them.”
“Good idea. Let’s do it!”
Without wasting any time, Harlan got up and started packing up his things. “I’LL send someone to investigate the Barton family right away.”
I had no objection to Harlan’s plan, so I waited until he was finished packing and walked him to the door.
But just as Harlan was putting his coat on, Caleb suddenly showed up. I hurriedly grabbed Harlan’s hand and helped him tidy up his clothes under Caleb’s watchful eye. Then I stood on tiptoe to kiss Harlan on the cheek.
“Honey, come back as soon as you finish work, okay?” I looked at Harlan affectionately, Like how a loving wife would look at her husband.
“Debra…”
Stunned, Harlan Looked a bit flustered. Obviously, he didn’t know that I was putting on an act. When he was about to say something more, I hurriedly threw my arms around his neck and hugged him, whispering in his ear, “Caleb’s right behind you. Help me out here.”
Harlan’s hand froze mid-air. Finally, he awkwardly reached out to hug me back.
“LL be back soon,” he answered.
With a sullen expression, Caleb went back to his room.
As soon as the door was slammed shut, I felt relieved.
It was good that he saw this. That way, he would finally back off and leave me alone, and I would be able to proceed with my mission without hitches.
“Hey, can you let go of me now?” Harlan whispered uneasily.
I immediately withdrew my hands and looked up, only to see Harlan’s reddened face.
la-ha!” Seeing him so flustered was funny to me, so I teased him. “Hey, Harlan, what’s going on? Why are you blushing?”
Harlan turned his face away and grumbled, “What’s wrong with blushing? I’ve been single all my life for crying out Loud.”
“Seriously?” I Laughed even harder. “I didn’t know that!” It turned out that Harlan, who looked so brave and fearless on the surface, had never been in love before.
