Chapter 17

"I'm overreacting?" Liliana let out a low chuckle. Her eyes were cast down, hiding her expression from Ethan. Her tone was so calm that he thought she was reflecting on her own faults. He quickly added, "Exactly, Liliana." "You're just jealous because you saw me with another woman, right? But come on, I've got to socialize. If you're gonna flip out every time there's a woman near me, how's that gonna work long term?" Liliana sneered inwardly. How was she ever into this guy? Her taste back then must've been truly tragic. "I cared, so yeah, I wanted to know who that woman was. You see that as me being petty?" she said, lowering her gaze with a hint of hurt. Ethan, seeing a chance to win her back, panicked, worried that all his work might go down the drain. "No, no, that's not what I meant!" he rushed to clarify. "I just hope you can be more understanding. We're supposed to build a life together. If we can't even be on the same page, there's just gonna be endless drama." Nice speech. Too