Chapter 220

Madison

I stared at Hazel, considering her question. What’s the worst that could happen? Alexander could fire me. Or laugh in my face. Or realize I was jealous, which I definitely wasn’t.

“I haven’t thought about asking him directly,” I admitted. “Maybe I could casually mention Katherine’s name and see how he reacts.”

“That’s what I’m saying!” Hazel clapped her hands together. “Just drop it into conversation naturally. Like, ‘Oh, I met someone named Katherine today at the coffee shop. Isn’t that funny?’”

“You think that would work?”

“Worth a shot.” Hazel nodded, stretching her arms above her head. “Just remember, some men get weird when you bring up ex-girlfriends. Like, nuclear meltdown weird.”

“What do you mean?”

“Some men are strange creatures,” Hazel explained, shifting to face me directly. “They’ll talk about sports statistics from 1987 but mention an ex, and suddenly they’ve got amnesia. My ex would literally leave the room if I