Scarlett’s POV
Jasper stood a few feet away, his face blank, his eyes cold.
Cassie let go of me like I was on fire. She turned, her voice instantly dripping with fake sweetness.
“Jasper, darling, I was just…”
“Leave.”
Her smile faltered. “What?”
He didn’t repeat himself.
She blinked, stunned, like she couldn’t comprehend the fact that he, her golden boy, her meal ticket, was dismissing her in front of everyone.
And then… she snapped.
“You’re making a mistake,” she hissed, her eyes darting between him and me. “She’s nothing. She’s…”
“Leave.”
His tone was final.
Cassie’s face crumbled, rage, humiliation, disbelief all tangled together.
She shot me one last murderous glare before storming off, her heels clicking furiously against the floor.
I let out a breath I didn’t realize I
