Asher had been the one who rear-ended me back then. He had called me several times that day. Aside from the one Damien picked up, I hadn't answered a single ring. The insurance manager reached out later, but I waved him off and told him to leave the car where it was. I had no use for it anymore. I held off on adding Asher's account. The design conversation could wait until he was back at school. A week later, Asher came back to school right on schedule. But I didn't get to see him. Professor Bennett told me Asher was tied up, then asked if I could spare a moment. Damien had flown to Portsworth. The minute Damien found out I was heading to Portsworth, he'd picked up the phone and called the professor. Professor Bennett had already heard how I'd taken the fall for Bianca, and he'd tor

