Chapter 85

After Ryan turned her down, Victoria felt like her heart had taken a punch—she was practically tearing up. Then she looked over and spotted Liliana standing by the window in the hallway. No idea how much she had heard, but just seeing her there made Victoria swallow her tears real quick. Fuming and embarrassed, Victoria stormed up to her, pointing a finger and snapping, "You enjoy eavesdropping on people's private stuff, huh? Seriously, have you got no shame?" Liliana had been at that window for a good while now. She'd just stepped out for some air and wound up walking in on the awkward scene by sheer accident. She hadn't meant to overhear anything, but Victoria clearly wasn't having it. Her mind had already jumped to the worst conclusions. Just as Liliana opened her mouth to explain, Victoria cut her off. "Bet it made your day to see me get rejected, didn't it? Don't think you're better than me just 'cause you caught that moment." That thought hadn't even crossed Liliana's mind. It wa