His voice cracked slightly.
“You ruined everything.”
“Did I?”
“Yes!” he shouted. “You dragged me into your family drama, you lied about a baby, and now you’re standing there like it’s funny.”
“I mean… a little.”
“Jesus Christ, Trisha!”
“And now,” I added lightly, “that Lila’s moved on to someone better, you’re not very useful to me anymore.”
That one hit.
I saw it land in the way his shoulders stiffened.
The way his eyes darkened.
The way his jaw tightened like he was trying to keep something inside from breaking loose.
The look on his face was almost worth the entire night.
He took a step back like I’d slapped him.
For a second I thought that was it. That he’d finally realized he had nothing left to say.
But then something in his expression snapped.
“You b***h!”
He lunged
