Indeed, it was all a pretense of propriety.
Jimmy Simmons watched, somewhat lost in thought, until his phone vibrated.
He was as frantic as if it were a matter of life or death, hurriedly tapping to open it. Once he realized what it was, he found it laughable.
—Last time the drinks didn't go as planned, let's meet up again when you have time. I heard you and George River made up, bring him along too.
It wasn't sent by her.
Jimmy cursed under his breath, threw the phone onto the desk, and closed his eyes.
The partnership with George River was merely business, but outsiders assumed they had made up; he was too lazy to explain.
Everyone said his fallout with George River wasn't just over company issues; it involved Tiffany Lynch too.
Perhaps that was true at the start.
But only he knew the reason now.
As for Tiffany Lynch…
He could tell that George River was now wholly devoted to Hannah, with hardly any affection left for Tiffany Lynch.