“Let me walk you out, Jason,” said Sunny as he followed Jason out. He seemed like he had something to discuss with him.

After they left, Xante turned to Corinne. “You don’t like him, do you, Boss?” she asked softly.

Corinne slowly opened her eyes. “Yeah, no. He’s very annoying.”

A faint light flashed across Xante’s gold-rimmed glasses. “But it seems like he has a crush on you.”

Corinne was not surprised. She sat up and said listlessly, “He’s up to no good, that’s what he is.”

Xante raised her eyebrow. “Not everyone who likes you is up to no good, you know?”

Corinne scoffed lightly. “No one in their right mind would confess their feelings to a married woman, let alone the wife of his good friend. Do you know he and Jeremy go way back? Tell me, then—what good can he be up to by liking me?”

Xante actually nodded. After all, men were the same everywhere. Every one of them would have some sort of unspeakable fetish.

hung low. She sat on the sofa listlessly without saying a

something was wrong. “What’s wrong?” she asked with

effort to steady her voice, she said tearfully, “It’s nothing. Are you hungry? Should I go get

could tell Annie was crying before, causing her frown to become even deeper. “What

then quickly shook her head. “No, Mister Aaron didn’t do or say anything

did not know what

at Annie, and then at Corinne. They both knew things were not as simple as that. After all, Annie

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angrily, “Stop lying, Annie! Where did the amazing Annie go? How can you let a man treat you like

the hot water, and she just so happened to bump into Annie, who was crying while on the

was around. Even if the speakerphone was not turned on, she could still

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