Neil hadn't expected things to fall apart this quickly.
Turns out, being too greedy really does get you in trouble.
Once you start lying, it just snowballs—you either keep going or get caught.
Trying to fix the mess and save face in front of her, he finally blurted out what the call had been about.
"Alexander is in the hospital. It's serious. You should go see him."
But instead of calming down, she got even angrier after that.
"You knew all along?"
"No, I just found out too…"
Alice Harris shoved his arm aside and stormed backstage. "Enough. I don't wanna hear it."
She suddenly felt like all that pain she'd gone through had been for nothing—just a big joke. And Neil? He'd just been sitting there, letting her dig her own grave.
He knew everything. And didn't s
