Chapter 457

• Sighing heavily, he looks away across the room over the top of my head as though trying to find a focus.
• “I’m not mad about taking the test, Emma, I admit. It’s just Marissa can be a prize bitch normally, and hitting her with this will set her off again. She’s going to flip out and cause me all sorts of agro, Bambina. I can’t blame her, though; it’s doubting her honesty and probably going to look like I’m looking for a way out.” He sighs again. “From day one, she’s been accusing me of not being invested. This is just going to make it look like she’s right.”
• “You’re putting up with so much crap from her and running to LA for all of this,” I retort. “How can she say that you’re not invested?”