Chapter 11

“Why can’t I see my ex-boss? What’s that got to do with you, Dalton? I was suddenly fired. I think I have the right to know the reasons.”

“I told you the reasons.”

“Oh, I’m sorry if I don’t believe you.”

“Evan…”

“Would you tell Mr. Donaghue that he has a guest? Ronald at the front post told me that he’s home. Is it ironic that I believe him more than I do you?”

Ben sighed. “Look, I know you’re hurt, but you don’t have to be rude.”

“I’m not being rude.”

“Brian, who’s at the door?”

Evan looked over Ben’s shoulder to see who was coming. It was a woman. He noticed the silence that had fallen over the two people before him. Realization seeped into his mind and his heart. His suddenly freezing heart.

Ben. Brian.

All this time…

“Jesus,” he breathed out.