“Because Nathan doesn’t act like you—especially not around Scarlett or any other woman. His mother and I raised him well,” she says proudly.

“That’s because you haven’t seen him be a complete jerk,” Kalet grumbles under his breath, just loud enough for Scarlett and me to catch it.

“What was that, Kalet?” Eugénie asks sharply. Just like before, he fakes sudden deafness and doesn’t reply.

After more than forty minutes on the road, we finally arrive at the shopping center. ...