CHAPTER 83
Nova
“Nova, are you ready?” Asher called out from the living room.
Staring at my reflection in the bathroom mirror, I smacked my red lips together, slightly adjusting my dress. “Yeah, I'm ready. I'll be out soon.”
I tightened my hands around the sink, steeling myself for the next couple of hours that we had to play pretend.
Asher's father was back from his trip and as such, he decided to host our first dinner together as an official couple.
With the current situation of things between us, I didn't want to attend, creating numerous excuses to pull out of the invitation but last night, I overhead Asher's phone call to Smith.
Hearing how excited Smith was to see me again weakened my resolve until ultimately, I changed my mind and gave in.
Asher was surprised I wanted to go
