Chapter 88 — “I want an answer.”

“I’m firing her today.” He says, turning to me, interrupting the thoughts that made me smile — a smile that leaves him confused. “What?”

“Don’t do that,” I say, catching his surprised and confused eyes; there’s doubt all over his face. “You can’t fire Laura now… If you do, I won’t be able to prove her involvement in the stalker problem.”

Julian crosses his arms, drawing my eyes to his tempting muscles… Hah, I hate that I can’t ignore it.

“Do you have a plan?”

“Yes, I do…” I open my lips to say that, in fact, this photo is Tyler’s plan to get Laura, but my phone buzzes in my pants pocket.

Julian’s eyes are on me while I look at the reply that Tyler sent me at this very moment, almost like it were a sign from the universe, and I smile at the text,

[Haha, it looks like someone fell for it…]

[Can you come over today? I’ve had another petty idea.]

“Anyway, don’t fire her yet, please,” I say, still finishing sending Tyler a reply… When I look up, I find Julian’s serious expression, his teet