Chapter 18

Gen was still fuming. It really was his audacity. He had a lot of nerve texting her so late at night, sounding so polite after rudely ditching her hours before. How had she ever thought he was a decent guy? She scoffed out loud as she laid out tablecloths.

“Easy, Gen, you may rip it.” An amused voice called out from behind her, and soft laughter followed. It was very early, so the restaurant hadn’t opened yet. Taylor walked up to her and whispered.

“Trouble in paradise?”

“What paradise?” Gen replied with barely restrained irritation. At this point, she really disliked Taylor’s nosiness and would have loved to call her out on it, but that wouldn’t end well given her current mood.

“You and the hot guy.” She nudged her.

Gen took a deep breath and counted to three in her head before replying. “I told you, there is nothing going on between him and me. We barely even know each other. So if you don’t mind, Taylor...” Taylor seemed to get the message and put he