My heart dropped to my stomach. That little –
"That's not what happened."
"Then why is he so upset? Why are his friends all looking at me like I should apologize for bringing you here?"
I grabbed her hand. "Listen to me. Marcel was flirting with another woman. I saw him exchange numbers with her. Then when I confronted him, he tried to-" I stopped, seeing the disbelief already forming on her face. "He tried to touch me, Bianca. He made inappropriate comments and he-"
"Stop." Bianca pulled her hand away. "Just stop. I know Marcel isn't perfect, but he wouldn't do that. He loves me."
"He's manipulating you," I said. "He's been doing it for months. The bruises, the gaslighting, the cheating-"
"You're jealous," Bianca said, and there were tears rolling down her face now. "Y
