Chapter 121: It's Just... Complicated

I took a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. I needed to stay calm if I was going to get through to him. “Ryder, I feel like there’s something you’re not telling me. You’ve been cold and distant all day. If something’s bothering you, we need to talk about it.”

Ryder leaned back in his chair, giving me a pointed look. “You did it, didn’t you?” His tone was sharp and accusing.

I frowned, confused by his sudden hostility. “What are you talking about?”

“You slept with Tyler,” he clarified, his scowl deepening.

I shrugged, still not understanding where this was coming from. “Yeah, I did. But you told me—”

“I knew it,” Ryder cut me off, putting his headphones back on and turning back to his work, as if dismissing me.

My anger began to bubble up. I lunged forward and yanked the headphones off his head, slamming them down on the table in front of him.

“You told me to, Ryder! You said it couldn’t be you, so who the fuck did you think it would be? Should I become a fucking nun or something