Chapter 180

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Her polite tone only seemed to stoke the fire in Kane's eyes. His anger mostly directed at himself- now simmered dangerously as he watched Selene's casual demeanor toward Ellas.

Selene rolled her eyes when she saw him rooted to the spot like a statue, his jaw fight and his fists clenched

"Excuse me, young man," came Margot's voice.

Selene stepped aside so Margot, the owner of the coffee shop, could approach.

Margot looked between them, her expression polite but curious. "Please let me know if we can help you," she said, addressing Kane.

Kane shifted his gaze briefly to Margot before turning it back to Selene.

"Are you coming with me or not?" he asked, his tone low but unmistakably commanding

Selene could tell it wasn't a question-it was a warning. But she wasn't the type to back down.

She crossed her arms and looked him square in the eye. "I told you that night-I'm tired. What new accusation are you going to throw at me this time?"

Kane's jaw tightened, but he didn't snap back. "Did I say I came here for that?"

"Then why are you here?" Selene shot back, her voice sharp but quiet enough for only him to hear. “Kane Thorne, if you want me to lose my job, just go to my boss directly and ask her to fire me. What else could I possibly expect from you? But at least spare her business-it's not her fault."

frustration, though she kept her voice to a whisper to avoid drawing

attention.

flicked toward the customers, who were still staring at the two of them

curiosity.

your own business?" he said, his voice cutting through

room.

widened in disbelief. "You!" she

where Margot was standing. Stopping in front of her, he asked, "Are you the owner

Margot replied, her

reached into his wallet, and pulled out a card. He placed

I'm here to compensate you for the inconvenience," he said, his

blinked, startled. "Oh, that's not

want you

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fell into

Selene noticed how many of the women in

she muttered under her breath, "Great.

him."

magnet for attention, especially from women.

"Well, okay. What's the name of your company? We'll

he moved his hand away from the card,

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