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“You too,” she said, and hung up a second before he snatched the phone from her. She halted and slammed her hands against his chest. “You lied to me!”
“How?”
“How?By not telling me the number I’ve been calling isn’t hers anymore, jackass.”
“You never asked me why she wasn’t answering her phone.”
“You’re guilty by omission!”
He shrugged as he pocketed the phone and headed back to his desk. “Your worry is unfounded. I told you, she’s fine. You heard that for yourself.”
He settled in his chair and squinted at the computer screen, clearly ready to dive back into work now that the phone call with Kaia was concluded.
“You changed her number, so I couldn’t talk to her.”
“Yes,” he admitted without an ounce of shame.
“Because you don’t want her to tell me the rest…”
Her voice dried up as his head swiveled from the computer to her.
“The rest of what?”
When she didn’t answer, he turned his chair so he was facing her and gave her his full attention.
“I only caught the tail end of what she said that day.” He leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, hands open to indicate she had the floor. “What did she say?”
“That’s between us.”
His eyes narrowed. “The only us is you and me. She doesn’t factor into this.”
She crossed her arms defensively across her chest. “Why does it matter what she said? I still married you. Her warning made no difference.”
“No difference.”
Something about the way he said that made her tense.
“You asked your sisters to leave the room because you were going to make a run for it.”
“Do you blame me?”
“What did she say, Jasmine?”
She jutted out her chin. “Why should I answer your questions when you won’t answer mine?”
“I might.”
“You might,” she mimicked and wasn’t pleased when the glitter in his eyes died down. “This isn’t funny.”
His brow went up. “I’m not laughing.”
“Of course not. You don’t know how to,” she grouched, her irritation expressing itself in the rapid tapping of her boot. “So youmightanswer some questions?”
“Maybe.”
Always so fucking cautious. He never agreed to anything blindly… unlike her. There was so much she didn’t know. What did she have to lose by sharing Kaia’s allegations? Perhaps Kaia had stretched the truth a bit, and Roth could allay some of her fears. Even if he didn’t confirm anything, a reaction could be just as valuable, if not more so, than an actual answer.
“She said you’re a master strategist who will wait years to make a move.”
