“I mind, though.”
Despite everything that had happened afterward, she couldn’t seem to get over that part.
She let go of the cup, realizing that a quiet, alone time was out of the question for today.
“Please take your time, Mr. Mitchell. I have something else to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now.”
Much to her disappointment, Bryson stood up just as she did, and easily fell into step with her as she walked out of the coffee shop.
As soon as they stepped through the door, Hannah heard him say, “My driver actually just left. Do you mind giving me a ride? We’re heading in the same direction anyway.”
Hannah’s first instinct was to ask him point-blank how he could be so unapologetically thick-skinned. But she managed to swallow the words at the last minute. She refused to take his bait and fall into his trap.
“Sure,” she answered stiffly before opening the door to the driver’s seat.
Bryson walked around the car and got into the passenger seat. He was quiet the entire way, up until he received a message on his phone.
“Your friend is having her engagement party at 12:30 tomorrow, at the Thriving Hotel.” It wasn’t so much a question than a statement.
Hannah gripped the steering wheel tightly and nodded.
“He invited you too, huh? Looks like he wants every prominent figure in Valmere there.”
At this rate, Alick would be humiliated beyond any hope of redemption.
“It seems so.” Bryson glanced at the message again, not bothering to respond. He just closed the app and locked his screen.
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This time, it was Hannah’s phone that rang on the dashboard. She had received a new message.
Thankfully, they just happened to encounter a red light. She stepped on the brakes and reached for her phone. Alick had sent her a similar message.
She ignored it and turned her attention back on the road. Hannah wasn’t expecting Bryson to attend tomorrow, not that she was willing to ask him to confirm that.
As if he had read her mind, Bryson suddenly said, “I’ll be at tomorrow’s party.”
Hannah couldn’t stop herself from throwing a sideways glance at him.
“You’re going?”
“Yes, why? Can’t I go?”
Hannah blinked.
“If you want to go, then go. No one’s stopping you.