sky. I was in the living room, surrounded by neatly taped boxes.

der, and froze when he saw the scene. His eyes, blea

Chloe? What a

box into my lap. "I got you something," he said, his v

op star, would buy, not something Liam, the boy I loved, would ever pick out for me. It was a payment, a pretty apology meant to smooth ove

on the coffee table. "Than

ld have. He ran a hand through his perfectly messy hair. "So, are you going

rrected him gently

dy told you, Linda and I talked about it. Publicly dating Scarlett is the fast track. It helps my image, gets

ars. He still didn't get it. He didn't see that he had shattered the very found

my voice quiet but firm. "There's you and

ested, his voice rising. "

ssage preview flashed on the screen. It was from his assistant, Mike. 'Liam, your

esh pain through my chest, but my face remained a mask of calm. The evidence was right there, a casual confirm

t Mike," he said quickly, too quickly. "He's... just reminding me about a meeting." He shoved the phone i

uard. He thought I was stupid. Or maybe he just

me, a physical clenching in my stomach, a coldness that had nothing to do with the early morning air. I took a slow, deep breath, holding myse

'm almost done," I said, my voice devoid of a

nfusion and anger, still unable to comprehend