Ava Zimmerman's words left even Chase Jennings momentarily stunned.
His first reaction was to think Ava was joking.
Hadn't he just stood up for her?
And yet, she turned around and told him to apologize to Scarlett Jennings?
Apologize? No way.
He...
Chase froze slightly, a sudden feeling creeping up inside him—it felt like he'd done something wrong.
Thinking back carefully, Scarlett's tone just now didn't really seem like she was deliberately mocking Ava.
Maybe he had been too sensitive.
Maybe he… should apologize to her.
"You're right…"
Chase muttered to himself as if coming to a realization. He then turned his head, stiff-faced and somewhat awkwardly, and spoke to Scarlett,
"I'm sorry."
As soon as Chase uttered those three words, Adam Jennings, standing to the side, was the one truly shocked.
Is this really his cousin—the prideful, stubborn, sharp-tongued Chase?
After all, he had targeted Scarlett plenty in the past, particularly over Azura Loomis.