Emily Hayes glanced back, eyes narrowing at Alexander Barron holding his phone not far away. The faint smile on his face made her so mad she could barely breathe.
She stomped her foot, turned sharply, and walked off. One more second there and she might’ve exploded.
Meanwhile, Alexander hadn’t even noticed she’d been around. Responding lazily to Nicholas Hayes’ half-joking question, he answered with a simple, “Yeah,” his grin growing wider.
Nicholas sat beside him, casually continuing the topic for a bit.
Alexander didn’t give it much thought, just quietly replied to each point. After a few minutes, Nicholas stood, saying he had something to do, and left.
Alexander didn’t read too much into it, still smiling as he stared at a few new messages from Summer Knight popping up o
