“Fine,” Nina said, cutting the conversation off. “Then suit yourself.”With that, she hung up.On the other end, Yvonne heard the dial tone and nearly exploded with anger.No one had ever dismissed her like that before.Worse, the person who had done it was Nina, the woman Yvonne looked down on the most and had never taken seriously.When Yvonne returned to the bedroom and saw James lying in bed, she wanted nothing more than to shake him awake, make him explain himself, and force him to make her a promise.But in the end, she didn’t dare.She knew exactly where she stood with James.On the surface, it looked like she had the upper hand. She had Liam, and she had James’s affection.But deep down, Yvonne knew that all of it was still under his control.If one day he took it all back, she would be left with nothing.So she would never allow that to happen.The next morning, after James woke up, Yvonne didn’t mention anything about the night before. She simply took care of him
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