Chapter 140

Henry Smith’s face darkened instantly. He frowned and snapped, “You think I’m what, some sleazy player?” “You basically said it yourself.” I glared at him, not buying his act. His brows pulled in tighter, then after a moment of silence, he chuckled dryly. “Sure, I said that, but that’s not what I meant. Maybe you're the one twisting it.” I froze for a second. Seriously? Everything was always on his terms. The way he put it, a hundred people would’ve gotten the same idea from his words. Saying stuff that sounded like pure lust, but then insisting it actually meant he liked me? If that’s not me fooling myself, then what is? But even though I sat there stewing in silence, he didn’t seem the least bit bothered. He just went back to prepping the skewers like nothing happened. My stomach started making angry noises from being hungry too long, so I gave up pretending. After finishing some grilled shrimps, I joined him in skewering the rest. We both tacitly agreed not to bring up that topic ag