Chapter 150

I thought the episode was over. I was wrong. ‘Mirabelle, there’s… a big client down here!’ Priya called up to me from the first floor. I made my way down quickly, but when I saw Harper, the smile I’d been trying to keep on my face disappeared in an instant. I slowed my steps, forced myself to look at her without rolling my eyes. ‘What do you want?’ ‘Mirabelle, listen…’ Harper gave me this ridiculously familiar smile and stood up, as though we were best friends. ‘There’s been a misunderstanding. I came to explain everything to you.’ ‘Don’t try to be friendly with me. We’re not on first-name basis.’ Harper’s eyes welled up a little, and her voice softened. ‘I didn’t know Cassian had a girlfriend when we were together. If I had known…’ I wasn’t buying it for a second. ‘If you’d known, you still would have been with him. You’re not in love with him. You’re in love with the resources he gave you. You don’t care about his relationship status or whether you were the other woman.’ ‘That’s not