Chapter 211

"I... I seriously don't know." Dominic looked helpless, afraid Nelson Cooper wouldn't believe him. To prove his point, he even pulled up his chat history with Claire. "See for yourself. I've tried everything, but I still couldn't squeeze her location out of Debbie." Nelson glanced down at the screen, then let out a laugh — low, bitter, with a sharp edge of self-mockery. "She sure has a lot to say to you." With him, it was always either a scolding or a reminder to stay the hell away — cold, blunt, and unfairly rational. Dominic awkwardly took his phone back. "I was just bored, man. Catching up with Debbie was just killing time. She only replied 'cause she's nice, and even then it's like, a line or two. Think about it—I'm the one pushing the conversations here. It's all me!" If he'd known it'd hit Nelson this hard, he wouldn't have bothered showing the phone in the first place. Seriously... And most of their chats were just him whining to Claire about that wedding yesterday—yeah, totally