While Tara stepped out to take a call, Nicholas finally had a moment to speak.

"Dylan, you're on your own," he said, shaking his head.

Jackson nodded, looking just as resigned. "Anyone who gets mixed up with Tara comes out worse for wear."

Jackson was about to keep going when he caught sight of a mark on Dylan's collarbone. He couldn't resist leaned in, tugged Dylan's collar aside, acting like a total weirdo.

After his own recent fling with Kaitlyn, Jackson knew exactly what those marks

were.

He tried to hold it together for a few seconds, then blurted out, "What, did you do this to yourself?"

Dylan had been zoning out. The question brought him back. He shot Jackson a look-expression unreadable.

"Let go."

Jackson let go, making a clicking sound with his tongue. "Wow. So this is how far you'll go to get Tara off your case? Hate to break it to you, but she didn't even seem to care."

Jackson thought Dylan would just go quiet again, but Dylan said, "Clara did it." "Wait, what?" Nicholas practically spat out his drink, thinking he must've misheard.

It was already wild enough that Dylan had married Clara-but now Clara kissed him? Kissed?!

Why would Dylan let her? And why just say it like it was no big deal?

Since when was being kissed by Clara something you'd mention like it was an achievement?

recover,

just nodded, eyelashes lowered,

she's kind of dangerous. And have you seen her eyes? She's

because everyone was staring right at

type. No way I'd fall for her tricks.

Dylan was just a normal

handle all the work that's piled up since the holidays. Isn't Scarlette back from her trip? I heard she's been working a lot with that Morgan guy. Someone said they saw her at the university today. You think she

expression turned icy. He stood up

behind him, he

and flashed

eavesdropping, but there was no

hadn't made it to the top

time. Oh, and say

open the

got into his car-a feeling he always

she'd been doing all those years abroad. If it weren't for the occasional viral video of her at some awards show, she'd be a

online celebrity. Tons of rich clients were desperate for her to design their mansions. Getting on her waiting

connections everywhere, here

something off about her

heading to Scarlette's place first. She wasn't

her.

out of ten, that was

so he

the

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