All the house staff were busy in the kitchen, and Melanie Zarelli had gone upstairs to call Nathan Harper. That left only Celeste and Emily in the living room.
Right then, a tall shadow stepped into the doorway, walking in with unhurried but steady steps.
Celeste pretended not to notice, raising her voice deliberately.
"You're just using his sense of duty to keep him around. You already slept with him-what do you expect he'd do? He doesn't love you, he's just taking responsibility."
"First time?" Emily almost burst out laughing, lowering her voice with a sneer.
"If you saw what Ryan's like in bed with me, you wouldn't be saying something so ridiculous. He doesn't love me? I make him go crazy-can you?"
Celeste's cheeks quietly turned a tint pinker.
Wow, sis, that's a
