Erin explained matter-of-factly, "Because I owe you. I'll do everything I can to repay you until you feel we're even."
"No matter how good you are to me, it's what I should do. I'm begging you not to be good to me, not even a little bit. I can't stand this kind of joke." Brett gave a sardonic smile. "Who wants your compensation? If I'm good to you, you take it. If I'm not, you endure it. Erin, don't be so ungrateful!"
"I don't have the energy to put on a show with you here."
After he finished speaking, he scowled and put a piece of the best beef into her plate, not saying another word.
Erin couldn't figure out what he was thinking. She had already made herself so clear, so why in the end, was she the one who didn't understand?
Because of this unpleasant conversation, when they met in
