"I-I understand..."

Once they got into the car, Caroline quickly created some distance between herself and Andrew.

Andrew's long, narrow eyes gleamed with amusement as he pulled out a phone and handed it to her.

"You left your phone with me. I was in meetings all afternoon, so I didn't have time to return it to you. Your ex-boyfriend sent a lot of messages and made several calls."

He deliberately emphasized the words "ex-boyfriend," as if ...