Why are you so quiet?” Lukas asked, his voice edged with impatience. “At least tell me if she did anything more than that.”
When Gloria didn’t respond, he lifted his head, irritation flashing across his face. “I’m talking to you. Did you not hear me?”
Only then did he notice she wasn’t even looking at him.
Her head was turned slightly away, her cheeks and ears flushed deep red, like she had just seen something she shouldn’t have.
Lukas frowned. “What’s with that look?”
“Y-y. your…”
“You’re still thinking about last night? I told you, I can explain—”
“N-No, it’s not that. Your… your…”
His patience snapped. “Look at me when I’m speaking to you. sister-in-law. I’m your boss.”
Gloria forced herself to glance up, but the moment her eyes drifted downward, her face burned even hotter. Sh
