The Girl He Left Behind Chapter 08By Novel7s / June 30, 2026 The Girl He Left Behind Chapter 08Caspian surfaced from the haze of desire.He quickly turned down the volume and regained his composure.“Someone you don’t know.”“But that sounded just like Iris—”“You’re hearing things. Nothing’s wrong, gotta go. Don’t interrupt me.”Caspian hung up, pulled me close, and murmured, “Let’s continue. I promise I’ll be focused now.”“Don’t continue. Aren’t you afraid Evan will be here in half an hour?”Caspian was stunned.I continued, “He’s hiding out in that suburban apartment, right? Thirty-minute drive. Tops.”“You… heard that?”“To be honest, I’ve even seen him.”Caspian’s expression became complicated.After a long while, he accepted it.“So you knew all along. That he wasn’t really missing.”“Yes.”“And you’re not angry?”“I was. But I got over it quickly. Getting angry at someone like that is—bad for my health.”That day I’d spotted Evan, I didn’t confront him. Didn’t scream. Didn’t demand answers.Why bother? He was already rotten to the core. I can’t get blood out of a stone.I turned to Caspian: “What about you? Anything you want to tell me?”Caspian was the only one in Evan’s circle who’d opposed the “fake disappearance” plan.I really wanted to know what drove him to eventually agree to help.“I owed him a favor.” Caspian exhaled, like a weight had lifted.“Evan once did me a huge favor, and he used it to guilt-trip me into helping him.”“But I should never have deceived you. I’m sorry.”“Don’t apologize. I’m glad you were in this.”“What do you mean?”I pinched Caspian’s chin and smiled.“How about you betray them and become my accomplice instead?”
