"Travis!"
Catherine tightened her grip on Travis’s arm the moment she heard that voice calling his name. Looking to her side, she saw an unfamiliar man approaching them with a smile, accompanied by a beautiful woman. From the corner of her eye, she noticed Travis glance down at her, clearly feeling the way she squeezed his arm.
"Haven't seen you for a while, Travis," the man said as he reached them.
"Axel," Travis replied, evidently knowing him well. Catherine pressed her lips together as Axel shifted his gaze to her.
When their eyes met, she offered him a slight, polite smile. She noticed a flicker of confusion in his expression. She suspected he was wondering why Travis was with a different woman. They were clearly close enough that Axel likely knew Lianne as Travis’s fiancée. Axel l
