Nathan looked at me first.
That glance told me I had heard correctly.
Charlotte followed his gaze and turned toward me, her eyes reddening.
"You really have been engaged for 2 years?"
I stepped out of the elevator.
The doors closed behind me. Luke stayed where he was, reading my signal and giving us privacy.
"Yes," I said.
"But he told me there was nothing left between you. He said he was only waiting for you to accept it."
I looked at Nathan.
His jaw was rigid.
"We'll discuss this somewhere else."
We entered an empty lounge nearby. None of us sat down.
Charlotte spoke faster and faster, as though she had finally found a reason she could no longer keep silent.
"You spent Christmas with me. You introduced me to your friends. Even your hotel staff called me Mrs. Reed, and you ne
