Chapter 1023

"To me, you were nothing more than just a convenient stepping stone to approach Shannon. "It'd have been someone else if not you, but I didn't expect things to go so smoothly with you. It was smoother than I anticipated." Caleb fell silent. For some reason, anger started bubbling inside him. Then, Ziva continued, "I used the Art of Fate-Swapping on you just to test Shannon's reaction and give her some trouble." Caleb prayed that Ziva had better stop talking. He was about to lose it. So, not only was he just a stepping stone, but he was also a tool for her schemes. That was the reason he'd nearly ended up as a robotic vacuum cleaner. As Caleb's emotions churned in his eyes, Ziva couldn't quite pinpoint how she felt. Though her initial approach to him had been calculated, she couldn't deny that Caleb had treated her with kindness, unlike anyone she'd ever met. Like what he'd said, he saw her as a friend. But so what? A flower blooming in a gutter wouldn't change the fact that