Chapter 84

Startled, Genevieve immediately turned around. Tristan had appeared behind her at some point and was expressionlessly staring at the lit screen of her phone. But being as sharp as she was, Genevieve sensed that the air around them had gotten icier. "A friend," she answered succinctly before locking her screen. Tristan didn't press further and changed the topic instead, "Are you done painting?" Genevieve hummed in response. "It's not bad," said Tristan. After he gave her a fairly reasonable appraisal, he turned around and returned to the living room without saying another word. As Genevieve watched his retreating back, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Still, she didn't think too much of it. She just thought he was acting strange for no reason again. She lowered her gaze and replied to Greg, saying, "I'm honored." Once Tristan returned to his room, he grabbed his phone and called a number. The call was answered almost instantly. "Mr. Hale." "Help me