Chapter 14: Heartbeat 141

Shelia's POV

“That Lucy is probably just jealous and giving you a hard time on purpose. Don't take it to heart. If she bothers you again, just let me know. Everyone in the company knows she likes Will. Seeing Will personally arrange your job must have infuriated her," Zia said, cutting into her venison while gossiping about the company.

"Does Will like her?" I thought to myself, surely my brother's taste isn't that bad.

"No way. Will is a workaholic. I even suspect he might not be interested in women at all. But tell me about you. What have you been up to these years? Why did you suddenly give up the chance to be Professor Lander's graduate student? Do you know there were only three spots in the whole school, and everyone was fighting for them?"

"I got married at that time."

"What kind of man could make you give up such a great opportunity!?"

"We're already divorced. He fell for someone else," I sighed, trying to sound casual.

Zia was clearly still processing this information. She sta