Harley’s P.O.V.
What?
How did he know that Derek had hugged me in public?
My lips parted, but the words faltered, unable to form a proper sentence. I hadn’t expected that Carlos would mention this after his long disappearance.
His voice was low but vibrating with suppressed fury, the kind that made the room feel smaller. It was like a storm was crouched in the silence.
“Care to explain?”
“It’s not like that!” I tried to appear calm, but my voice shook with emotion.
“Derek is a friend, and he was trying to be there for me during my tough time.
And for the privacy of the Ledger family …”
I continued after a pause. “I specifically requested him to launch a hushed investigation that will not go public.”
I didn’t know which part of my polite response was so infuriating that Carlos lu
