James took the fork and started eating slowly, not saying a word.
“I saw the stuff on Twitter,” Amelia sat down beside him, her pretty eyes showing a bit of annoyance. “Those haters are nuts. How could they spread lies like that? Good thing the truth came out, or Maria would’ve been totally wronged.”
“Didn’t you use to dislike Maria? I thought you’d be happy seeing her get dragged online,” James said casually, like he was just commenting on the food.
Amelia froze for a second, then quickly reacted. “You care about her, so of course I wouldn’t like her. But now she’s working under your company. If she gets slammed, it’ll hurt your brand too. And that’s your hard work—I wouldn't be happy about that.”
It was a clever answer. James gave her a look that lingered a second longer an
