Chapter 148

Harper’s face immediately flushed red. ‘Did I do something wrong? I don’t think we’ve met before, but if I’ve upset you in any way, I’m happy to apologise.’ Cassian touched her shoulder. ‘Don’t cry, let me figure out what’s going on,’ he said, then turned to me. ‘I’m honestly trying to introduce you to a client. What’s going on? Why are we getting into this before we even eat?’ I’d aimed my snark at Harper to stand up for Yvaine, but Cassian? He was the one who really made me sick. I stared him down. ‘Drop the act. You think I don’t know what you two are up to?’ Cassian, being an old friend of Ashton’s and a few years older than me, had always gotten my respect in the past. But not today. ‘I’ve known Yvaine forever, you know we’re close. Yet here you are, bringing this woman here. What’s your play, Cassian? You trying to rub it in Yvaine’s face? Or maybe you want me to sit here with Harper and stir up some drama between me and Yvaine?’ The room went deathly quiet. The look on Cassian’s