Chapter 8

Christian looked at his best friend, Isobel, and observed how she held a conversation with Marc and Johnny. To others Isobel seemed close to perfect, she was beautiful to look at, smart, educated, kind, and Christian could not disagree with that.

In the past, Francesca had always been outspoken over how perfect Isobel would be for Christian. Isobel did not seem to mind that much, but those comments made Christian feel uncomfortable. It had not only been Francesca but a huge majority who thought the same, but for Christian that was a no-go. Anyone but Isobel.

He did not like her in that way and ignored the crush she had developed, although he did felt bad because she was hungry for his attention, and he took advantage of her. He made clear that he wasn’t looking for a relationship, but Isobel didn’t care and kept fighting for his attention in the hopes he would eventually change his mind.

“Chris, what’s your take on this?” Marc had asked him. Christian who hadn’t pa