Ruth pressed her lips together, her hesitant gaze shifting from Justin to his phone.
“Too scared to listen?”
“I want to know how he feels about me, but I’ll ask him myself. I won’t learn it through a third party,” Ruth said, turning to head upstairs. If she couldn’t make Justin leave, she’d pack her things and move out at dawn.
Justin followed her up the stairs. Ruth turned back. “Stay down there!”
“Are you afraid?”
Ruth’s expression was blank as she looked at Justin. “I’m not afraid of anything. What do you want to do? Go on, I’m listening.”
Justin pressed play on his phone, and Raymond’s deep voice filled the air.
*“Annoyed by her, sick of how she clings to you. This time, you can break up peacefully without affecting your career. William even traded a few resources to secure this
