Chapter 50

Noah narrowed his eyes as he searched Bethany's face for even the slightest hint of a joke. The smirk at the corner of his mouth froze in place. "Bethany, I've told you this before. There's no need to play hard to get." Bethany smiled faintly. "I'm not joking. And Mr. Vazquez, one minute of your five is already gone." He clenched his fingers at her words. "I heard you had a fight with your mom. Even if it's your personal business, don't blow it out of proportion. Mr. Reid nearly hit Leo because of you. If you keep this up, Mrs. Reid will be the one caught in the middle. "Bethany, you never used to handle problems so rashly. Why have you become so impulsive now?" He'd felt the same wave of complicated emotions when she made up a husband out of thin air to get under his skin. Noah didn't like this version of Bethany at all. Bethany shrugged and smiled. "I didn't realize you still loved playing everyone's dad. My father is dead, and you're not my boss anymore. Besides, we're not rel