Chapter 109

Layla’s POV

“He is a friend,” I replied firmly.

“A friend? You know better than to lie to me, Layla. You know how I get when you lie, don’t you?” he starts undoing his necktie.

“What difference does it make? You do not trust me and no matter what I tell you, it would not help or change anything!”

“So it is better to lie to me then?” A smirk crossed his lips, and I waited for the worst.

“We just went out, and some man comes up to my wife, giving her his number and saying all sorts of absurd things, and you expect me to be okay with it?”

“No! I do not expect you to be okay with it, but you would not even give me the chance to explain myself! I even tossed the number away!”

“I would not let you explain yourself?! Layla, I just asked you who the fuck he is, and you lied! I am not too stupid to take it that he is just your friend. I see how you responded to him, how he watched you, how you almost cried after seeing him, and how y