Chapter 20

Being in Spain with Griffin had been heaven, but eventually, everything good must end.

Scarlett was back home and about to celebrate her nineteenth birthday with her friends at the Euphoria club.

She tugged at the black dress Griffin had bought her, trying to cover more of her legs. It pushed up her breasts, but since Griffin wasn't here, there was no point—she didn't want another man's attention.

"Perhaps I should have picked another dress..." Scarlett muttered in front of the mirror inside the bathroom.

Lucy flushed the toilet and came out to wash her hands. She met Scarlett's eyes in the mirror. "Nonsense! You look gorgeous, and who knows? Maybe your billionaire landlord decides to show up tonight, and you want to look good in front of him, yeah?"

"Not so loud!" Scarlett hissed.

Lucy grimaced. "Sorry... I forgot."

"It's no problem. I'm just..." Scarlett sighed. "I had wanted to spend tonight with Griffin. But you're right, he is my landlord. What happened in Spain stays there, and