Chapter 72

I turned around only to see Chris standing right there. He looked at me as well,

but he turned to ask Kara, "Where are you going?"

"Maddie got ulcers, so I'm going to buy some medicine for her," Kara said. Chris immediately walked over quickly.

"You haven't been drinking enough water again, right?" he said, knowing me too well. I got dehydrated very easily and usually stuck to eating soupy foods and drank as much water as I could.

If I didn't, I would get dehydrated and either get tons of nosebleeds or ulcers.

I had been with him for ten years, and he still knew me well enough to know

that much.

However, his words acted like a dagger to me. I couldn't help but think about how he told Derick he felt like we were "too close".

We knew each other so well that he no longer had any interest in me and could be seduced by a widow.

there a reason you're here, Mr. Gildon?" I didn't reply to his question. Instead, I spoke

saw Brandon standing behind me, so he said,

know what he wanted to say, but whether it was private or business-related, it wasn't appropriate to say it in front of Brandon, I walked a

I'm working on

a hint of distaste. You're trying to make me

unexpected that I couldn't understand what

to try and piss me off by hooking up with some guy, whatever, but don't go fishing in our friend group. You're just going to ruin friendships that way." He was

what he was trying to say. His last

someone had told him about Derick stopping by. I just never expected he would

I felt my face turning warm with anger. "Chris, do you really think everyone would do what you

I scoffed. "You know, not everyone would get together with their good friend's partner." His expression immediately soured.

like that."

no longer wanted to waste time arguing over such a thing. "I

that why you keep hanging)

said we knew each other so well that you lost interest, right?" It wasn't my first time bringing

dagger had pierced

fists. "What are you trying to

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