Sweet Devil [BL]

Chapter 151. At The Hotel

"You want to open Pandora's box for this silly reason?" Jake scoffed, shaking his head. "I'm sorry, but you'll have to think of a better argument. Ignorance is bliss, keep that in mind."

Masha gnashed her teeth. "Yeah, I'm aware there are things better left unsaid and digging skeletons rarely end well, but what about you? You know the truth and shoulder it alone. It's absurd! You should at least let me in the know for what I did!"

"That girl isn't you," Jake corrected. "Believe me, you are two very different people."

"Oh yeah? Then stop being an ass to me!"

"That's easier said than done."

Masha didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Jake was like a stranger to her, and she had difficulty adjusting her mindset. Provoking him was useless, and his calm demeanor was so damn anger-inducing that she felt like pulling her hair out. She had thought Gabriel was tight-lipped, but it seemed like his brother's lips were even more tightly sealed. He also seemed more stubborn than Misha. It made her wonder if that guy would even talk under torture.... taking into account that he gave up an eye without hesitation to protect Tristan and Misha, probably not.

"You will have to talk about it one of these days, you know?"

"As long as I don't need to, I don't intend to. You cut Camille out of your life, and that should be more than enough. You haven't heard anything about her for the past few years, haven't you? So why go around and poke the viper's nest? Let bygones be bygones."

"That's easier said than done." Masha threw back Jake's words at him, a sinister smile stretching her lips. "I'm as petty as my brother, and now that I know she has caused so much pain to us in our past life, I have difficulty letting the matter go. I'd rather make her pay for everything, whether she remembers it or not. It'd have been another story if she just played with my heart, but reality seems harsher."

"Even so, I'm still not telling you."

Tsking, Masha let herself fall backward on the bed. She stared at the white ceiling for a moment, trying to bottle up her anger. Whenever she thought about the first timeline, she wanted to slap her other self. Before, she could wrap up her emotions relatively fast and brush them off, but now that she knew that the timeline went on and that Gabriel was left alone, her heart felt about to burst. Her dearest friend had to go through so much because of her own stupidity; it brought about a feeling of self-hatred. If only she had known....

But what was done was done, and she couldn't change the past now.

"Leaving that matter aside," Jake said, snapping Masha out of her thoughts, "we have something to take care of today."

A drawn-out sigh escaped Masha's lips. Right. They had that thing to tackle if they wanted to fool Angela and keep her guard lowered. "I'm warning you; I'm a terrible actor."

"You can't be as bad as your brother."

"...Fair enough."

Masha chuckled, thinking of the past few years. Since Misha transmigrated back in time, she had always known something was off about him. But, of course, she could never have guessed that he had traveled back in time. It wasn't the first thing that came to people's minds, after all.

"Oh yeah! You know...." Masha's voice trailed, a mischievous glint flashing in her bright blue eyes.

Jake's mouth twitched. 'Whatever she says next, it's not something I want to hear,' he thought. And as expected, her following words made him feel exasperated deep down. Why were the Lesskov siblings so prone to tease others? It was going to drive him crazy one of these days.

"I thought you would bring a camera with you, so I'm kinda surprised you're thinking of using your cell phone as a recorder. It's a little sloppy, don't you think?"

There was a short silence before Jake smiled coldly, "I don't want to be killed by either Gabriel, Yuki, or Misha, thank you. Besides, even if we're going to play comedy, I'm not a masochist and don't wish to sleep with someone I do not like. Sounds are going to be more than enough to convince Angela; no need to show her a video of you and me making out. Or what? You wanted to spend the night with me that badly?"

"Seriously, your calm demeanor is really starting to piss me off."

"Glad to hear that."

"..."

That prick!

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