She heard the phone ringing; meanwhile, she kept her eyes locked on Cassian's.
Cassian slipped his hand inside his blazer, drew out his mobile, glanced at the screen, and cut the call, which felt exactly like a stab in her back.
Her eyes zeroed in on Cassian, who kept his phone on the table instead of putting it back into his blazer.
Her legs shook beneath her, and even if she did not want to admit it, she had no choice but to accept that she did not trust him with women, despite signing the contract.
Even after he had written promises in his own hand.
Even after he had told her he would believe her above others.
She still did not trust him.
The truth lodged itself in her chest like a shard.
Perhaps it was because the people she had called her parents had not even been her parents… as per Cassian's words.
