Silvia suddenly collapsed, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
Silvia was perfectly healthy.
From my perspective, she was just putting on this little act to get out of her awkward situation.
Honestly, if anyone paid even a bit of attention, they'd easily see right through Silvia's amateurish performance.
But, of course, Brian trusted her completely, without a shred of doubt.
"Ashley! What did you do?!" Brian's roar came at me like an enraged beast. He stormed over, scooping Silvia's "fragile" body into his arms with all the urgency in the world. He carefully cradled her head, his sapphire-blue eyes brimming with distress and tenderness.
For a moment, a sharp sting pierced my heart.
That gentleness in his eyes? It was something I never had.
There was a time w
