Chapter 154

Based on how he usually acts and his personality, I figured he'd just throw me the money and tell me to go pay Xander Lewis back, to show off that I’m his girl and he spoils me like a boss. "You don’t like that," Henry Smith replied flatly, and then slid his hand off my head and wrapped it around my waist instead, pulling me onto his lap so we could watch the screen together. The footage was stuff I’d seen before, so I wasn’t paying much attention. My mind was stuck on those four words he’d just said. He was right, honestly. I never liked it when he handed me cash. It made me feel like I was still that girl in a golden cage, completely taken care of but without her own identity. I’d put in years of effort just so I could be in a relationship and still feel like an equal, not someone being kept. I was only joking around with Henry, but I didn’t expect him to actually get it. "Jason Smith’s a sly old fox. Way too cautious to handle shady stuff at home. If you want solid proof of him runn