Chapter 20

Henry ignored me completely. I felt stupid for trying, so I just shut up. We stayed quiet the whole drive. I even dozed off a bit from the silence, until he suddenly said, “Whatever your reason is for working at QY, quit. Now.” That jolted me awake. I blinked at him, shocked. “What?” “Smith Group works closely with QY. I don’t want to run into you there again.” So just because he doesn’t want to see me, I’ve got to drop my job? Seriously? I bit my lip. “QY’s one of the top landscape firms in the country. It’s the best place for me to grow.” “That’s your problem.” His tone was so cold it hurt. I lowered my eyes, a wave of disappointment crashing over me. I didn’t have the energy to argue. But my silence didn't stop him. He went on, calmly twisting the knife. “Stop playing games. What happened tonight—don’t let it happen again.” Translation: don’t mess with Lena. He’s just worried I’ll bully his precious Lena. I stared at him. “She started it tonight. You should be telling her that!” “Sh