Chapter 27

"Throw me out?" Leander raised an eyebrow, clearly annoyed. This girl was something else. All those other women were dying to get close to him, and here she was, doing everything she could to shoo him away. Didn't even try to hide her disregard for him. "No, it's not like that. Just... there's something fun coming up in a bit, and it'd be tricky with you hanging around," Vanessa said with a bright smile, trying to smooth things over after realizing she had rubbed him the wrong way. She started massaging his shoulder to make up for it. "Hm, save the rest for tonight," Leander caught her hand mid-motion, gave it a quick kiss, and then casually strolled off toward David. Vanessa glanced down at the spot he kissed. It felt like it was burning. This guy... She ran a finger gently over the warm patch on her hand, then looked over at Eva and Chloe. Sure enough, caught them sneaking glances her way. The second she turned to look, they both pretended to be deep in conversation. She smirked to h