Chapter 341

“You’re too forgiving, she muttered. “You still care about her, but I doubt she remembers what friendship means. I barely recognize her anymore.”

She changed topics. ‘Was Adrian okay with you bringing Emma to New York alone?”

I smiled, smoothing Emma’s hair. “What’s to worry about? Emma and I are inseparable.”

“That’s right!” Emma announced. “I like Mommy best! With Daddy gone, I get Mommy all to myself!”

Ethan laughed. “Emma’s not just attached to you, she’s downright territo

A flash of white darted in front of the car.

Ethan slammed the brakes and yanked the wheel. The tires screamed against asphalt before we crashed into a lamppost. The impact jolted us forward. I grabbed Emma, wrapping my arms around her small body to shield her. Pain shot through my head as it hit something hard. Ethan gripped the wheel, breathing hard.

Astrid’s POV

“What the hell happened?” I touched my throbbing head. “Ethan, you’re usually so careful.”

‘Someone ran right in front of us,” Ethan’s voice shook. “Blew through the red light.”

trying to kill themselves?” I looked up

blood boiling. “Running red lights to get yourself

lifted her face, and I stopped short.

Victoria’s face crumpled. “I

she sniffled. “Your phone never connects, your agency says

I’d have

you want?” I crossed my arms. “We’re not friends,

for weeks, and I’d deliberately avoided her. The Sinclairs were nothing but trouble, and Victoria wouldn’t be looking for me unless she wanted something. I’d blocked her number and told everyone at the agency to

traffic to stop my car? If Ethan hadn’t reacted so quickly, someone

sister’s

right there in the middle of the street. “You’re like family to me. When a little sister needs help,

bumper-to-bumper here near downtown. Victoria’s dramatic performance in the middle of the street was backing things

when

from the nude photo

voice joined in: “Did she hit

that’s her sister on the ground. Says the model’s been ghosting her, so she jumped

trash and then acts surprised

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