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Phoebe's heart clenched for a second. She had thought that explaining things away when getting out of the car would've been enough to make Gideon drop the subject, but she was wrong.The past three years of her marriage had trained her to swallow every emotion herself, and most of them had been unpleasant ones. So, the little wave of sadness in the car when she'd thought about Melinda had barely registered for her.She figured that she would go home, wash up, read a bit, and it would be over. She hadn't expected Gideon to hold onto the topic like this.The way he looked at her wasn't the same as he always did. The alcohol had softened his edges—gone was the cold sharpness. What was left was raw honesty and straight-up worry, neither of which he was hiding."What exactly is wrong?" he asked.Phoebe fidgeted with her hands. "Nothing. I'm fine."Gideon leaned in closer. Her cool gaze reflected in his deep one. "I'm not trying to force you to talk, but I want you to know that if some

Sandra had gone all out to make the most of this opportunity. The moment Connor assigned her the task, she got to work. Compared to digging up racing intel, gathering information on Phoebe and Alexandra was far easier—and she compiled everything in no time.Over the phone, she reported, "Phoebe and Alexandra became friends in college, and they're super close. But after graduation, they drifted apart until about a month ago. Now, they're hanging out all the time again."Sandra wasn't about to stop at the boring basics. Connor wanted more information on Phoebe, so there had to be key dates that mattered."Alexandra runs a tech company called Timegate Tech. Three years ago, the launch of Lugi-X made her her first real pot of gold. After that, she kept expanding. Her investments paid off, too, so she's worth over ten billion dollars now."About two weeks ago, she fired a programmer named Kenneth Stewart. Coincidentally, the day he was fired, Phoebe was at Alexandra's company. Also…"C

Connor's eyes grew colder by the second, a storm of ugly emotions churning inside him.He had to face the truth. Phoebe was getting to him. He had never given her the power to affect him like this, but it was happening anyway.He hated to admit it, but his heart wasn't listening to his brain. This feeling of being out of control was something he hadn't experienced in forever, and it sucked.He thought about what Jared and Evan had said. His grip tightened on the glass, his knuckles turning white from the force. It was as if he could crush the glass any second.…The next day was back to work as usual.Phoebe bumped into Gideon on her way out. They locked eyes for a beat, and she greeted him as usual. He nodded without saying anything.This was how they normally interacted, but the air felt off. She didn't know whether she was imagining it.Even when they arrived at the underground garage and stepped out of the elevator, they still hadn't spoken. Phoebe hopped into her Land Rove

Connor's words were arrogant as hell!Phoebe couldn't care less about him anymore. If anything, she wanted to punch him square in the face. But his words cut deep, and so did the look in his eyes. She couldn't help wondering if she must have owed him something in a past life."We're divorced, and it's none of your damn business even if I married someone else tomorrow! Got it?"Connor was immune to that by now. Phoebe's anger and resentment didn't faze him. He couldn't care less about that. "I don't need the reminder."He said, "I've got questions. If you don't answer me properly, you don't get to see Alexandra Cooper."Phoebe's hands balled into fists by her side. She loosened them, clenched them, and loosened them again. Her cool eyes shot pure ice at him. She could tell that he was being serious.She gritted her teeth. "Fine.""See? It's easier when you listen." Connor's voice was cold, but he loved seeing her do what he wanted. It pleased him.Phoebe felt like she'd swallowe

Phoebe had zero expectations left for Connor, but his words still chilled her to the bone. She couldn't wrap her head around it, and her anger boiled over. "Why the hell do you refuse to leave me alone when you don't even love me, Connor?"It was thanks to his harassment that she'd teamed up with Gideon, so she wasn't afraid of him anymore.But hearts didn't listen to reason. Phoebe wasn't afraid of Connor anymore, but every time she saw him, all her old wounds would reopen. They hurt, and they cut deep.And each encounter forced her to relive the fact that he'd never cared about her—not once, not ever. It just made the pain worse!She honestly couldn't take it anymore. "Why? What the fuck do you even want from me?"Her questions hammered at Connor. He couldn't sit still anymore and shot to his feet. He rarely ever spilled what he really felt in front of her, but right then, it burst out of him. "Because I don't want you to leave me!"His voice was low, almost choked. It was like