Husband?


    What a foreign concept. She had never heard anything about it!


    So she replied curtly, "You have the wrong number!"


    Without waiting for a response, she hung up.


    The next morning, ire had barely opened her eyes when she was startled by Noreen.


    She was standing by the bed, arms crossed, staring down at her like a detective interrogating a suspect.


    Noreen''s intense gaze made ire''s skin crawl. She scratched her head and asked, "Honey, what''s wrong? Don''t look at me like that, you''re scaring me."


    Noreen didn''t waste any time. She tossed the phone in front of her. "Last night, some guy called and said he was your husband. Care to exin?"


    "No way!" ire''s reaction was even stronger than Noreen''s, as if she''d been gravely wronged. "If I have a husband, I''ll take yourst name!"


    "Then you''d better start thinking of a new name."


    ire was speechless.


    She picked up the phone, checked the call history, and when she saw the call, she seethed with anger.


    "Honey, you''ve really got it wrong. He''s just an actor. We yed a married couple in a show, and he''s just too deep in character."


    "He''d better be."


    Noreen didn''t press the matter further. She just told her to get up, get ready, and have breakfast, then left the room.


    ire let out a long sigh of relief.


    But at the same time, she was furious.


    She opened WhatsApp and furiously typed a message to the contact saved as "Jerk Quigley."


    [Are you insane?]


    [What are you talking about?]


    [Did you forget our agreement?]


    [Don''t cause trouble!]


    Jerk Quigley was probably still asleep or busy, as he didn''t reply.


    Even if he did, ire couldn''t be bothered to read it. She tossed the phone aside and went to get ready.


    During breakfast, ire kept sneaking nces at Noreen''s expression.


    Had she bought her excuse?


    At least she wasn''t asking any more questions.


    That took some of the pressure off ire.


    It wasn''t the right time to reveal everything yet.


    When the time was right, she would tell Noreen the truth.


    And judging by the timeline, that would be soon.


    Noreen didn''t ask more because she could see how ufortable ire was.


    She didn''t want to put her on the spot, so she dropped it.


    Of course, she didn''t believe her flimsy excuse for a second.


    ire only had one day off, so after breakfast, Noreen drove her to the airport.


    On the way, she asked ire when she would be done ying around.


    She told her that once she was, she shoulde back and learn to manage thepany.


    ire''s face fell. "Making me learn to manage thepany is like a death sentence! Let the people who are good at it, do their thing. You''re charge of making money, and I''ll be in charge of being the pretty face!"


    Noreen could only shake her head.


    Fine. If she wanted to be an actress, let her be an actress.


    What else could she do with her best friend but spoil her?


    Noreen went straight from the airport to the hospital, where she met up with Rosalind.


    She had alreadypleted three minor tests. Noreen apanied her for the two major ones.


    The results for the major tests took longer, so they found a bench in the hallway to wait.


    During that time, Halley called to say her thesis was well-written. He had sent his feedback in an.


    told her to make a few revision d.


    He would then rmend it for publication in a top academic journal.


    This meant that Noreen hadpleted her credits with Halley and could prepare to graduate.


    She was in a good mood. Just then,


    a group of medical staff r


    rushed


    down the corridor, pushing a gurney


    toward the other end of the hall.


    It looked like an emergency.