Eric gave Cecelia a skeptical look, and after a moment, he asked her if she was an actress. She said that she wasn’t. “And if you don’t believe me,” she added, “you can ask Crystal. We went to school together for three years, and I even gave her a bag recently!”

Cecilia didn’t know that Eric had been nearby and watching them when she had been betting with Crystal. For the moment, though, Eric didn’t unmask her. He wanted to see what she was up to, so he pretended to believe her. ...