The smile on Grace Yowell’s lips faded, and she pursed her lips, following behind Mabel Quinn.
When they reached the balcony, Mabel turned around to look at Grace, the person she once thought of as a friend, only to find out in the end that the other party actually never considered her a friend at all.
Mabel was silent for a long time, and Grace said impatiently, "What exactly do you want to talk about?"
"After I found out that Daniel Harris is actually Isaac Zimmerman, isn’t there something you want to say to me?" Mabel asked.
Grace’s heart suddenly raced, but on the surface, she remained calm and said, "I don’t know what you mean. If you’re trying to blame me for not telling you the truth about this matter before, I’ve already explained. The memories of Drumbeat Village are not good ones for Daniel, so I thought it was better not to bring it up."
"Are they really not good memories? You told me before that if I talked to Daniel about what happened back then, he would just think I’m a liar, using a fake name and identity to deceive him during those two months, right?" Mabel said.
Grace frowned, "Mabel, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"So Grace, up until now, does Daniel still think that the person who was with him for those two months was you?" Mabel asked. Because once you think carefully about what the other person said, you’ll notice the loopholes. If it was true that I deceived Daniel with a fake name and identity back then, does the current Daniel know the truth?
Or perhaps Grace has also been deceiving Daniel in the same way?
A flash of panic finally appeared on Grace’s previously composed face, "I... I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mabel. I think it’s better if you don’t stir up trouble anymore. It’s been so many years, and both of you have your own lives now. Besides, you said before you just hoped Daniel could see again, and you’d be satisfied with that. So what more do you want?"
"I don’t want anything, just not to be treated as if I never existed," Mabel said. The other person’s words and expressions had already given her the answer.
Grace abruptly blocked Mabel, her face showing more panic, "Are you thinking of telling Daniel something? Even if you do, it won’t matter."
"Tell me what?" Daniel Harris’s voice suddenly broke in.
In an instant, Grace’s face turned pale as she saw Daniel already walking onto the balcony, looking at the two of them.
Grace put on a wronged expression and said, "It was Mabel asking me why I didn’t tell you earlier about how she knew you in Drumbeat Village. I said I didn’t want to stir up unpleasant memories, but Mabel kept asking me to say good things about her to you, like how she helped you before or something. I... I didn’t agree, so she wanted to tell you herself."
Grace played her card directly. Since Mabel had discovered everything, she decided to tear off the mask completely. What she needed to do now was make sure that no matter what Mabel said, Daniel wouldn’t believe it.
Daniel stared at Mabel, "Is that true?"
Mabel glanced at Grace standing next to Daniel, and at that moment, she saw that Grace was using her acting skills. Or perhaps... Grace had been acting in front of her all along, but she just hadn’t noticed it.