Chapter 334

I stared at him. ‘What’s the catch?’ Rhys smiled, a roguish grin I used to love. ‘First, have a proper meal with me. Then… well, I’ll need a favour from you later. After that, I’ll tell you. Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to get back together with me.’ He picked up the menu and began to order. When the food arrived, the table was covered with all my favourites. It left me with a complicated mix of feelings. I didn’t understand it. Why was it only after we’d broken up that Rhys started showing a thoughtfulness he’d never once displayed when we were together? It wasn’t that he hadn’t known what I liked back then; he just hadn’t cared. He hurt me first, and now he was trying to make it up to me, going out of his way to be nice. And Ashton was the complete opposite. He’d first worn down my defences with his overbearing care and by forcefully inserting himself into my life. Just when I’d fallen in love with him, he’d started doing things that hurt me in ways I couldn’t comprehend. It struck m