Chapter 76

Aria's POV "You don't need to go that far," I said with a smirk. "What?" Summer sounded instantly alarmed. "Don't tell me you're still planning to be nice about this..." I laughed. "No, it's not that. I just meant that if she served me tea, I probably couldn't bring myself to drink it. A public apology will suffice." Even thinking about Diana Hayes for one more second felt like inviting bad energy into my life. "You're right! I'll call you back with good news soon!" Summer hung up with such enthusiasm that I could practically hear her cracking her knuckles through the phone. Staring at the "Call Ended" notification on my screen, I couldn't help but wonder if I'd been too passive in the past. Had I really been that much of a pushover? The more I thought about it, the more I realized that yes, I definitely had been excessively accommodating. Well, chalk it up to youthful mistakes. I sighed, deciding not to dwell on it further. This Diana situation was in good hands now. Summer was more t