Evelyn's smile froze.
I stood up, pulling my clothes together to cover the wounds.
"It's fine. I only came today to..."
"Oh, cut the act." Ethan snapped, clearly annoyed, yanking open a few buttons on his shirt.
"Faye, you just wanted to see if I still couldn't be ruthless to you, right? Well, now you got what you wanted. You should be happy."
Ethan grabbed my wrist roughly and dragged me out of the hotel. The night had already fallen thick and dark.
Ethan went to get the car, leaving Evelyn and me standing side by side on the steps. Seeing the resentment in her eyes, I figured I should at least explain.
"Evelyn, you really didn't have to pull those little tricks. I didn't come back to fight you for Ethan. Honestly… seeing you two together, I feel relieved."
I meant it. But she did
