"I thought we're done? I told you not to come see me anymore." Esther remembered what he said to her, her tone filled with anger.

James paid little heed to her words, his gaze piercing as if he was trying to see through her. "Can you explain what happened online?"

Esther immediately understood what Pearl meant. She scoffed and tidied up her dress. "That's just publicity. What does it have to do with me?"

"Are you saying you weren't crying over him?" James's sharp mind saw through her facade. "You were crying over me, weren't you?" His smirk was subtle but knowing.

Esther felt uneasy at being found out but attempted to deny it. "How could it be about you?"

his eyebrows. "Then give

a lot to me... Obviously, I was upset about his passing."

panicked. "I'm fine.

on the show, you'll come with me," James threatened, leveraging her job against her, a tactic Esther hadn't anticipated. Reluctantly, she followed him

the wind made Esther shiver. Her thin dress offered little

took off his coat and wrapped it

don't want your coat," Esther protested, removing it, but immediately

the coat back on,

you

replied, causing her discomfort with his

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