Emma found that once she stopped trusting Ivy, Ivy's moves seemed riddled with holes, almost laughably clumsy.
She picked up her coffee, took a sip, and cut off Ivy, who was still laying into Jake. "Hold up, it wasn't his fault. I was just rattled by Simon's stuff that day."
"Really?" Ivy threw a skeptical glance at Emma. "I thought it was because you caught him dining with that woman..."
"You told me I got it wrong," Emma responded with an icy stare.
Emma was playing it cool on purpose. Showing she was over it would make Ivy suspicious.
Ivy seemed relieved by Emma’s demeanor and shifted to a more cajoling tone. "My bad, honey. I just didn't want you to embarrass yourself in public over Jake. But hey, if you really catch him cheating, I'd back you up whatever you do!"
Emma gave Ivy a
