"Oh, don't you know? She's the one who almost ran me over with her car. If it weren't for another vehicle coming out of nowhere and crashing into hers at the last second, I'd probably be a pancake on the road right now."
Celeste beamed at Ethan, all sugar-coated sarcasm.
"But knowing Riley," Celeste added, "I'm sure it was all just an accident, right?"
Ethan's jaw tightened. His entire body went rigid as the realization set in.
Celeste continued, her tone light but laced with meaning. "Anyway, shouldn't you be checking up on her? She is your girlfriend, after all."
She waved him off dismissively, hoping to push him out of the room, but Ethan remained rooted in place, his expression dark and unreadable.
"I'll talk to her about this," he said at last, his voice dangerously low. "And we're not in a relationship. So don't worry."