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I ignored the barely perceptible challenge in Asher’s eyes.
He always said he was afraid I’d misunderstand.
Yet he constantly did things that *made* me misunderstand.
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How many nights had she stayed out? How many times had she been
drunk somewhere else?
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Ever since news of my fight with my wife got out,
Asher’s overtly inappropriate touching of my wife had turned into subtle,
sneaky touching.
Normally, what had just happened would have infuriated me.
But now, I didn’t care anymore.
I couldn’t be bothered with the two of them in the front, with their complete
lack of boundaries.
“Can you wait a few minutes? I’m waiting for a friend.”
A stunning woman walked toward us.
Chloe Vance, clicking in her heels and dragging a suitcase, hurried toward
me, waving as she ran.
“Leo! There you are, I finally found you!”
Chloe pouted playfully at me.
“You’re so inconsiderate, not waiting for me! Do you know how long I
dragged this suitcase around looking for you?”
Chloe opened the car door and slid onto the seat beside me, intimately
linking her arm through mine.
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“This is my first time in City A. I don’t know anyone, so you’ll have to take responsibility for me!”
This scene made Maya Harrington and Asher Hayes freeze
simultaneously.
They didn’t understand what stunt I was pulling.
Maya immediately became alert, her brows furrowed so deeply it looked
like she was trying to pinch something between them.
“Honey, is this who you were waiting for?”
Before I could reply,
Chloe introduced herself to both of them boldly.
“Hi everyone, I’m Chloe Vance, and Leo and I grew up together!”
“Grew up together?”
Maya’s tone was sharp.
“Yep! We’re best buddies, right, Leo?”
Chloe hooked her arm over my shoulder, saying it to Maya without a care in the world.
I glanced out of the corner of my eye at Maya, who was in the passenger seat.
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Maya was completely stumped.
In contrast,
Chloe chattered away with me the whole ride.
“Oh my gosh, Leo, it’s so beautiful! Look!”
“Leo, do you remember when we were kids…”
Leo anal?
Compared to us, the front of the car was eerily quiet.
It wasn’t that Asher wasn’t talking.
Normally, whenever we went out,
Asher was the most talkative person there.
He’d always pull Maya into conversation, going on and on.
From childhood anecdotes to the latest gossip from their old
neighborhood.
He’d always talk about things I couldn’t possibly join in on.
But now,
Asher was still trying to start conversations, but Maya’s responses were always terse.
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After dropping Chloe off at her hotel,
Maya immediately told Asher to pull over.
Then she opened the car door and joined me in the back seat.
Her face was black with fury.
“Why did you move to the back?”
Maya snorted.
snorted. “What, I’m not allowed to sit here? What exactly is that
han to you?”
closed my eyes, feigning sleep, deliberately avoiding the question.
really tired. Let’s just go home.”
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