Chapter 72

Chapter 72

After leaving the table, Luisa hadn’t even gotten past the hallway leading to the washroom when Alden suddenly grabbed her arm and held her back.

“Luisa, please let me explain.”

Luisa stiffened, then jerked her arm from his hold. “Explain what? You don’t owe me any explanation.”

She tried to appear aloof, but she couldn’t keep it up for long before she hissed. “You told Millie to invite us here because of Kris, didn’t you? He made you bring Thalassa here because he was going to be here, didn’t he?”

Seeing the need for honesty in her eyes, Alden couldn’t bring himself to lie. He ran his hand through his hair as he admitted, “Yes.”

Luisa took a step back. She couldn’t believe she’d been foolish enough to think he’d sent the invite because of her.

‘She knew she was being unreasonable because Alden never told her he was organizing this hangout for her. It was

she and Thalassa who had assumed his intentions, so she had no right to feel this way–so betrayed.

She felt even more foolish because she didn’t understand why it hurt her so much. After all, Alden was nothing to her.

her way, but Alden

Luisa. I wanted to see you as well, he said,

felt her heart flutter as she stared back into his eyes, but she

trust him.

she said through

are doing this for a very good reason. Please, let’s go back to the table and you’ll understand why soon

headed back into the restaurant with Alden following.

right thing because I considered her my best

after what they talked about in her office, Kris had planned to bring her here only so he and Karen could insult and humiliate her.

through the restaurant as Kris shot to his feet

I don’t want to hear a

get it. You said you were bringing me here to make it up to me for distrusting me, so why are you

why I brought you here? To make it up to you

beat. “Then why did you bring me here? Why are you

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