Chapter 70

Serena snapped, "Who’s worried about you? I just didn’t want to end up stuck with a brain-dead vegetable husband. Gotta plan ahead, you know?" She glared sideways—first he dumped her at the Quinn house, and now he just so happened to bump into Chloe again. Seriously? Matthew’s jaw tightened. She was thinking of running again. His eyes shifted away from her, voice going cold: "Chloe said you left the house at noon. So, where did you go?" Chloe again. Always Chloe. What, was her name now permanently glued to his mouth? Serena, her tone sour, shot back, "Oh, right, I showed up and saw her clinging to your arm like you were gift-wrapped for her. Guess tattling on me came right after that. You sure she didn’t mention Ivy called and asked me to leave?" To that, Matthew’s scowl surprisingly softened. He reached over and tapped her nose with a smirk. "You sound real bitter. Jealous again?" "I’m not," she denied immediately. As if. Of course she was jealous, she just didn’t wanna admit it out l