I pressed my lips together and said, “Don’t be crazy. Ms. Zimmer is a very talented woman.”

“What the h*ll?” Nora burst out. “Scarlett, what’s gotten into you? What do you mean by that? Are you going to give your man up to her just because she’s a ‘very talented woman’?”

Ashton was still there, so I knew she was doing this on purpose. Thus, I decided to ignore her question.

She clucked her tongue at my silence and said, “Did you two have an argument or something?”

After a pause, she looked at Ashton and said without even blinking, “Did you cheat on Scarlett?”

Ashton’s gaze darkened, and he looked at me. I thought he would get angry, but he seemed to calm down instead and replied, “I don’t sh*t where I eat.”

Simply put, he wouldn’t lay an eye on another woman.

Nora chuckled and nudged me with her elbow. “You better hang on tight to this guy. There aren’t many like him in this day and age.”

I was starting to feel awkward when the waiter jogged toward us and said, “Is the lady in the bathroom a friend of yours? She tripped and fell. It’s rather serious, so you should take a look.”

tripped?” Nora immediately

it was now just me and Ashton at the table. After

at me.

by the sudden question before

before suddenly getting up

and spotted Nora helping Rachel out of the bathroom. It really did look rather

and said, “I think she may have twisted

cry. I was surprised, but calmed down and said to Ashton, “You should send her to the

by my attitude. She then frowned and said, “It’s

okay. It’s not that bad. I can go on my own,” Rachel piped up. Her voice

sleeve. “You have to go to the office with

Fuller?” she

looked away from me and carried Rachel before

about to cry for my sake. “What’s wrong

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