He was quiet for a second. “Memory, I understand that you’re emotional right now, that you probably just said goodbye to Ellie. I don’t know what Corbin said to you, but I can assure you, I have nothing to do with him or his firm. The fact that you would think so little of me, after all of the time I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to prove to you who I am, that I’m not like those other developers who swoop in and take advantage of people who are down on their luck, well, it’s a kick in the gut to say the least.”
She was calmer now, but she was still hurt. “I can’t believe you’re still trying to deny it, Dak. Why can’t you just be a man and own up to it?”
He sighed loudly, and she knew he wasn’t going to say what she wanted to hear. Not that she wanted it to be true. Part of her wante
