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They both turned to me expectantly. I shifted uncomfortably in my chair.
“Spit it out, Thea,” Iris commanded.
“Honestly, I don’t know anything. The last time I saw him, he showed up at my house at night unannounced. He was acting weird, so I told him to leave.”
“Define ‘weird‘?” Sophia pressed.
“Leo mentioned G- I caught myself just in time, almost saying Graves’s name. “Leo mentioned suitors, and he went crazy, saying I belonged to him and he wouldn’t allow me
to be with other men.”
Recalling his words, I was still angry. What the fuck was wrong with him? I belonged to him? Since when? And I wasn’t a fucking possession. I was a person.
“Ooh, possessive. I never thought I’d see the day Sebastian got all territorial over you.” Iris said dreamily.
I looked at her like she’d lost her mind.
“You can’t be serious, Iris. We’re talking about Sebastian. The same guy who told me time and again that I meant nothing to him. He told me he would never love me because he hated my guts.”
The pain I once felt was now mostly replaced by anger. All that heartbreak I’d endured, and for what? He was still a thorn in my side.
“I really think he’s realized he wants you. Don’t you think he might—”
“Even if that were true, which I highly doubt, it doesn’t matter. It’s too late. I gave him countless chances over the past seven years, and he wasted all of them. He gave me nothing but pain. So I just don’t see what you’re seeing.”
They fell silent. Both stared at me like they wanted to say something but didn’t know how.
I had once tried so desperately to transform myself into someone I wasn’t, just to make
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him love me, but it hadn’t worked. Even if I tried now, it wouldn’t work. Because you can’t force a heart to want what it doesn’t want. That’s what Sophia and Iris were trying to do. Why couldn’t they understand that just because they wished he loved me didn’t make it
reality?
True, Sebastian’s behavior was different, but I believed it was just a phase. Men want what they can’t have. He wanted me now because he couldn’t have me. I bet he’d soon tire of the chase and return to his true love. If I gave in, I’d end up heartbroken again when he
realized I wasn’t what he wanted.
“So, let’s focus on why we’re here,” I said after the silence descended.
“Fine,” Sophia answered.
“Whatever,” Iris muttered.
I breathed a sigh of relief, glad they were willing to drop the subject for now. I knew Iris would look for opportunities to bring it up again, but I’d deal with that when it happened.
“Can we go to an ice cream parlor or something? For some reason, this fancy place and
those snobby waiters are getting on my nerves,” Iris suddenly said.
“We could go to my restaurant,” Sophia added.
I didn’t know why they hadn’t thought of that in the first place. I kept quiet.
“No, have you ever been to an ice cream parlor or a fast–food joint?” Iris turned to Sophia,
whose eyes darted nervously.
She shook her head. “No.”
“Perfect. Today’s your lucky day. We’re having lunch at a fast–food place, then dessert at an ice cream parlor, and after that, we’ll go to your office to discuss the progress of our
business so far.”
I smiled at the flabbergasted expression on Sophia’s face. Sophia had high standards for
food, as evidenced by the string of restaurants she owned.
Iris pulled Sophia up, and I stood as well.
“What if I get food poisoning? I heard those places aren’t very hygienic with food
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handling,” Sophia complained, trying to escape Iris’s grip.
“So what? You’ll have terrible diarrhea, empty your guts for a few days, and then you’ll be fine. Trust me. All that fancy stuff has nothing on greasy food,” Iris replied.
I laughed and followed behind them, listening to their banter. It was refreshing.
Just as I was thanking whatever deity had blessed me with such friends, a shrill voice killed all my joy.
“Look who it is? The pregnant bitch.”
I turned to find Callista staring at me with hatred in her eyes. Worse still, Aurora was standing right beside her.
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