Liam's face dropped instantly.
The shrill ringtone blared on, and he shot to his feet in a hurry. "Sorry, I need to take this call."
As he picked up and walked away, I caught snippets of Diaia's voice from the other end, demanding to know why he hadn't brought her along to the friend gathering.
Liam could only answer helplessly that it wasn't convenient, telling her not to make a scene.
He stepped outside, cutting off all sound from the call.
Everyone at the table had also heard a woman's voice on the phone.
When they glanced over at me and saw my face completely calm, someone couldn't help but tease, "Emma, you've got such crazy trust in Liam. Even hearing another woman on his line doesn't ruffle you at all."
"Obviously! Liam's so crazy about Emma, he'd never even look twice at ano
