Chapter 81

“Hi Sadie,” Ashley said cheerily to Sadie who gave her a tight-lipped smile before glancing back at me. “So, what are you doing here?”

I was lost for words. How was I supposed to tell her I was there stalking her cousin?

“Umm… I– was coming to say hi?” Even I didn’t believe my own words.

“Try again,” Ashley said, skeptically shaking her head

“Fine,” I huffed. “I thought he was going out with Petra,” I confessed, feeling my cheeks burn from embarrassment.

I was the CEO of the company she worked at but I felt like a child caught doing something wrong.

“Really, Remi?” She threw her head back in laughter, further deepening my embarrassment.

“I mean, she has been snooping around here for a while but you don’t have to worry. Jesse doesn’t see her like that. In fact, I think he’s starting to get annoyed by her persistence.”

Why was I so excited? I mean there was nothing going on between us, right?

“Between you and me,” Ashley started, leaning closer. “I think he’s pining for you.”

“Really?”