Chapter 289

He knew he was arrogant, but was he narcissistic enough to think that she’d moved into the apartment next door in order to get close to him? Or was he just being paranoid? If he let it, his mind could spin out all sorts of scenarios for why she targeted him. Maybe Monique had put her up to it, maybe the whole novel writing gig was just a ruse and she was actually one of those sleazy reporters that dug up secrets and exposed them to the world. With each more outlandish thought, he knew he was spiraling out of control. None of them rang true, but he was so discombobulated by discovering her betrayal that he was floundering and didn’t know which way was up. The rug had been pulled out from under him and he was still trying to find his balance, his old normal, the person he was before Lisa came into his life. The problem was, she’d changed him and now that old life wasn’t appealing and didn’t seem to fit him. His phone rang and he breathed a sigh of relief to be distracted from his distres