Chapter 185

Leanne was on an emotional roller coaster when it came to her feelings for Curtis. It was a tumultuous mix of love and hate.

On one hand, she was miffed that he’d set a trap for her to fall into, and on the other, she felt enveloped by joy in that very trap, almost tempted to sing him a song of thanks.

“Aren’t you supposed to be back tomorrow?” she asked again.

Curtis stretched out languidly, “The pilot must’ve had a lead foot today, and we made it back ahead of schedule.”

A flight was only about three to four hours. To arrive a day early, it would have to be a time machine, not a plane.

But if he hadn’t come back, she wouldn’t have had the chance to get cozy with Larissa.

So Leanne bit back her retort and swallowed her grievances silently.

“Who’s the guy you were on the phone with?” Curtis inquired.

“Which guy?” Leanne asked, genuinely puzzled

Curtis hummed dismissively, “The busy bee buzzing around you. You’re asking me?”

Busy bee? Leanne’s mind clicked, Jeremy. He must mean Jeremy.

“Jeremy had work commitments. He just dropped Penelope off and they left soon after.”

Curtis said, a hint of sourness in his voice. “If I had come back a day later, would you two be picking out baby

shoved past his arm and

the gossip-laden table,

was a

their excitement, both fixated on the unfolding drama.

you have a picture?”

in private.

she say to you just

as good as

Leanne said, pulling

into the seat beside her, “Why are you giving me

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precious secret, not wanting to stir any

a smile playing on his lips, “I’ll

risks of waiting, “Why wait? You could just

in half a

find it fun to put you on the edge a bit.”He said it with such openness, leisurely leaning back in his chair, it was hard to tell if

the value of Larissa’s contact, held her irritation in check, “Are you a toddler needing to be cajoled?”

that moment, Joy and Selina, quick on the uptake, pieced together

Larissa’s contact.

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