Chapter 106. The Reunion

It was habit because I was already pulling out a chair for Olivia, before I realized I was doing it.

And whether it was disapproval or her new terror of me that stiffened her back as she settled in the seat, I could not tell, but it was all too much to bear at this point.

So I left to go sit beside Samantha again.

If she had been boxed into showing up at the reunion, I wanted her to at least be comfortable away from my presence. 

There were harsh whispers now in the room, and Samantha smiled a little too brightly when I settled beside her again.

For a second, I was confused till I realized this was some kind of victory for her over Olivia. I frowned, and my eyes traveled down the stretch of crisp linen dressed long table to Olivia at the other. 

She stared at us, and the hurt in her eyes made me groan. Could I never win?

I was still reeling from her asking us to break up, and she had looked so awfully scared of me that I thought it was be