Cephus’ POV

Chapter 163

Cephus’ POV

They had no idea that I kept seeing Steven on and off after the order was in place, but the order itself was something spearheaded by me, on the public record.”

Cephus was nodding. “They would have had a lot of pride in you after that.”

“Well, I wouldn’t go quite that far. I think it amused them while they were thinking about it, that’s it.”

I shifted my feet under the table to ease the strain on my knees, bunched up in an awkward position thanks to those stupid shoes.

I was about to change the subject, because my parents’ utter disinterest in me was not something I ever wanted to discuss with anyone, but Cephus was already moving forward with his next question.

“You handled the situation well yourself, but it still must have been a frightening experience for you. Were you more wary about leaving the house after that?”

Oh, I saw exactly what he was trying to do there. “I’m still not talking to you about—”

“Cephus!”

We both turned as someone stopped by our tab