Cynthia's POV
Vivian's defiant expression had been in my mind for a long time, I couldn't get rid of it, I could remember it at any time. But I had to admit, it wasn't Vivian's unfinished threat that worried me, it was Arther finding out about it.
I couldn't explain anything to Chris, but I knew that he would tell Arther about it, but I couldn't take it upon myself to explain to Chris that Vivian was faking it all. I had been rejecting Arther on the surface, and it would only look more odd if I made a point of explaining this again.
I should ...... not care about Arther's opinion at all.
Even if he thought I was duplicitous, I couldn't explain anything to him, because his life and mine would never intersect.
Because of this episode, I was very unsettled for several days in a row, and
