Chapter 203

Early the next morning, the three set off for the airport together. With Maria recounting everything she said yesterday under Grace’s subtle nudging, she immediately felt like digging a hole to hide in. She barely uttered a word the entire way, terrified one wrong move would make James snap and end her career right there. On the plane, James casually brought up, “Paparazzi snapped a shot of me pushing you into the restaurant yesterday. They happened to catch the part where I crouched down to help you over that step. The angle…” He just handed her the photo. Maria sucked in a breath. If that photo went online, her rep would be totally trashed. “Timothy bought the rights, so it’s not getting posted, but he suspects the photographer’s not going down easy. Guy probably rushed back to North City overnight. Might be waiting at the airport there, ready to ambush you with tough questions. Just be ready.” A major business tycoon and his top celeb locking lips in public? That kind of scoop could