Chapter 120

Harper's POV

I don't respond, because I'm lost on what to say.

“I shouldn’t have let you take control of this in the first place,” he mutters, pouring himself a drink as if this is just another quiet afternoon. “You’re too emotional. You always think with your feelings.”

I don’t answer. I keep my face calm, even though my stomach is a mess of knots.

“You should’ve been the one demanding payment,” he continues. “But instead you’re playing house with them like they’re your boyfriends, like this is all some romantic game. It’s not. You made a deal, Harper. I put the terms in writing. You know what that means?”

“Yes,” I whisper. My throat is dry.

“Say it clearly.”

My eyes flick up to meet his. “It means I agreed to what we s