Tessa's hand trembled as she gripped mine tightly. Her face was flushed with anger as she scolded, "That bastard! I'll call him right now and ask what exactly he's trying to do. Didn't he say there was nothing between him and that Vaughn woman?"

She finally let go of my hand and reached for her phone. I flexed my fingers, which had gone numb from her grip, and said, "Tessa, I already confronted him at the company. He agreed to break up with me. And..." I paused briefly before ...