Maya almost hung up immediately.
“I have nothing to say to you.”
Vanessa sighed softly on the other end of the line.
“I know you hate me already, but trust me… I’m not your problem.”
Maya frowned.
“What does that mean?”
“It means Edward lied to you.”
A cold breeze swept past Maya as she stood alone on the sidewalk.
Her grip tightened around the phone.
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m not his fiancée.”
Maya blinked.
“What?”
Vanessa gave a humorless laugh. “His grandmother wishes I was. That’s different.”
Confusion flooded Maya’s chest.
“But at the office—”
“He let you assume it.”
Of course he did.
Because Edward enjoyed psychological games.
Maya closed her eyes briefly.
“Why are you telling me this?”
Vanessa hesitated.
Then quietly said:
“Because you’re the first wo
