“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.

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

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

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

her frown to become even deeper. “What happened? Did Aaron do or say something

“No, Mister Aaron didn’t do or say anything to

what to

They both knew things were not as simple as

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Francine barged in and said angrily, “Stop lying, Annie! Where did the amazing Annie go? How can you let a man treat you like that?

the hot water, and she just so happened to bump into Annie, who was crying while on the phone with someone. She walked a little closer to eavesdrop on

no one was around. Even if the speakerphone was not turned on, she could still hear the hurtful words Aaron was spewing

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