Chapter 6

A whole month of silence, and that was the first thing he said to me?

Casual. Arrogant. He still, deep down, looked down on me.

I swallowed the anger and answered with a calm that surprised even me:

“Ethan, I love my job. I’m not quitting.”

There was a two-second pause on his end. Then a low, mirthless laugh.

“Lena, don’t you think you’re being ridiculous? Running off to Austin without a word—it’s obvious you wanted my attention.”

“Congratulations. You got it.”