Chapter 39

• Nicole decided to go visit at Vhrisma, she hadn't been there for a long time, since she got married, not that she didn't want to but Rafael stocked her studio full with everything she needed that she didn't have to get anything for the rest of the year, except if there is a new trend, it was easier to work now, and she had so much work down recently, she even opened an IG page and so far she had over two hundred thousand followers, she never post anything of herself except her work, her fans has been asking for the face behind the brand but she was skeptical to reveal, she didn't want the attention that comes with doing that, not to mention she was already doing too much with Natalie's identity, first of she had laid off two brands already and was going to do more when Natalie's contract with them ends, her ending the contract had made headlines and she had taught Rafael would be pissed but he didn't even ask, she wanted less attention to her even though she did her best to play Natalie in social gatherings and events, at home she was Nicole and Rafael even if he didn't know didn't mind, she did the things she liked even going as far as sitting him down on a Sunday afternoon and drawing him from scratch to finish, he had been amazed and now had the painting in their big living room, the past one month had been blissful for her, she enjoyed every moment of it leaving her guilt behind, she left her guilt behind in blue run and had returned to the city with a new goal to enjoy each moment they had to the fullest, there were times when she just wanted to come out and tell him the truth but she held back each time because she didn't want what she had with him to end just yet, if Natalie is keeping quiet after two months, she shouldn't be the one to ruin it even though it ate at her for continuenously lying to him, that was the only thing she wished she could change.
• "Nicole? It's been forever,"
• Grace yelled coming over to hug her, she hadn't seen Grace for almost four months, before Natalie's wedding that was her wedding, she had met her once and that was it, after that she had not had the chance to come to see her and she felt guilty for not doing so, Grace was her only close friend, she should have at least kept in touch with her.