ly Carter grumbled as she sat at a café near

to make any scene or give Ronin or Jenna a reason to believe she had no intention of leaving. The last thing she wanted was to give them another chance t

e, Molly arrived with a furious scowl and

her enraged friend, tracing the rim of the hot cup of

y had been best friends since they were toddlers. She knew Carmen well enough to know she wouldn't be able to move on unless something was done about

sting conversation. "We are doing no such thing. We both knew this was going to h

pouted, folding her arms over her chest. "E

he was only being reasonable. Or so she hoped. "A

. "What's the

g is meant to

ng. Duh!" she brooded. "If I were in your

her eyes. "As much as I appreciate you are taking a stand for me, just let me handle this on my own. Trust me w

her was why it hurt more than it was warranted. Why did she expect so much from a man who never even spared her a full glance? Despite the bitter reality of their relationship, why did she play the role of his wife with

. Carmen was already stressed enou

ly. "But only because I love and trust you an

ement. She hated when they argued over anyt

hought came to her mind. She quickly placed the

asked humorously,

perwork in motion, but I s

was going with that. Her brows bunch

if it was the biggest surprise of the day she had been

n shook her h

my own because of you in the first place. My startup wouldn't ha

said regretfully, her gaze fall

men. You didn't take a single dime from him. You gave it all to me. And I'll be honest, I used to be torn between thanking hi

fix the problem. Carmen was never given the choice. Or the opportunity to figure out what the hell was going on. She had tried to reason with him. But given the dire circumstances, he

ff your hit list, are you?" Car

lly shrugg

should have left when she had time. Now with Molly on her back, she wouldn't be able to crawl her way out

of disagreement. She was tired and lacked the will and strength to do an

her lips, she gave her a nod a

oy. "Yay! You won't r

er off before Molly's excitement could shoot

d confused, her enthusia

t friend. I'm more than happy to work under you. And that's my one and only condition," Carmen added, taking another lo

the bill and returning her gaze

ave a friend like her. "We'l

cafe as Carmen and Molly exited and made their w

backseat answ

ger a problem?" He addressed

s life for good. We can now move

e fixated on the laughi

rd for it. But if

on the line didn'

t let me know whenever you're r

and the other woman with her got into a car and drove away. Only then,

time?" He inquired,

"Without a doubt! While the