Gabrielle had officially entered detective mode.
She had spent the entire day keeping a close eye on Matthew, determined to figure out what he was hiding. And while he was very good at deflecting her questions, she knew him too well to be fooled for long.
The real challenge was catching him in the act.
Because whenever she thought she had him cornered, he would find some way to distract her—whether it was by pulling her into a long, lingering kiss or whisking her away on an impromptu date.
The man was infuriatingly smooth.
But Gabrielle wasn’t giving up.
Not when she was so close to figuring this out.
Gabrielle sat curled up on the couch, pretending to be engrossed in a book while subtly watching Matthew out of the corner of her eye.
He was on his phone again.
And this time, she w
