Chapter 117

Maxine’s POV

"Is this funny?" I asked. "I caught you cheating and you're laughing."

"Sorry, sorry," he laughed, wiping tears from the corner of his eyes, "Oh, Maxine, I guess this is how rumours spread."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"That's my younger sister," he replied, "she's in town for a while."

I looked at him, doubt surely on my face. "Are you sure?"

"If you don't trust me, you can head back to the house right now. She's there. Last night, she chose to stay in the house instead of the hotel." Tobias said, pointing back in the direction of his house.

"Oh."

"Yes, oh." He chuckled. "I'm glad you came to talk to me before you said anything to Ella. It would have caused a lot of trouble after I just fixed the last one."

Now, I felt terrible for assuming that of Tobias. "I'm sorry." I apologized, hanging my head.

"It's fine. You were just looking out for Ella and me." Tobias said. "Now, get to work. You're