Chapter 24

As soon as Chase walked in, Ben immediately studied his expression. "Are you really ready to let Ms. Arden go?" Chase shook his head. "It's not about being ready or not. Once I walked away, I had no intention of looking back." Ben beamed and nodded enthusiastically. "That's what I like to hear." He sneered. "When Ms. Arden caught that internet celebrity hugging his girlfriend and mocking her for being rich and naive, she came running back to you, didn't she? She even swore it'd never happen again. "And look at what happened now? She forgot all of it the second Lucian came back. "If you go back to her, who's to say there won't be another Lucian Carter, or Lucian Caldwell, or whoever next time?" Chase let out a dry chuckle. "I'm not going back." Ben raised his voice. "And I'm not just saying this for Fifi's sake! If you let her treat you like some toy she can toss out and pick up whenever she pleases, then I'm done calling you my friend. I'd rather not lose my appetite every time