Chapter 35 Pretending to Look Loving

• Victoria immediately denied it. "No." Then, she questioned, "Who told you that?"
• Alaric narrowed his almond-shaped eyes. "Since you said you didn't look for me, why would you care who told me about it?"
• She replied without care, "Oh, I just wanted to see who's the gossip queen. West Finn? Or Norwood Oaks? That's right. Norwood called me, saying you were drunk, and he wanted me to head over. I wanted to say no, but he hung up on me first."