Rosa was chatting with Terry when he suddenly smirked. "Elijah's here."
Terry's bruises were still visible, unapologetically on display without any attempt to cover them.
"Rosa, Terry," Elijah greeted them as he approached.
Without thinking, he positioned himself right next to Rosa, as if to assert his claim over her.
Rosa noticed immediately that Elijah had gone through the trouble of using concealer to hide his own bruises.
Terry, ever the provocateur, saw everything clearly and decided to twist the knife. "You two look more like a couple now that you're divorced."
Rosa instantly picked up on the awkwardness and put as much distance between herself and Elijah as possible.
Elijah, unfazed, said smoothly, "Rosa and I had some misunderstandings in the past, but that's our business, T
