Ivan Hawk sauntered over, trying to embrace Caroline, but caught nothing but air.

His face showed expectation, "Carol, do we really need to be so distant?"

"What else?" Caroline found it amusing. "I thought I made things crystal clear with you. If you had any sense at all, you'd stay away from me."

Whatever history they'd had was long gone.

As Caroline tried to leave, she was blocked. This time she couldn't dodge - Ivan caught her hand.

"Let go!"

"Can't we ...