Chapter 4

"So, why did you two break up back then?" Averie blurted out.

She shoved me onto the couch and launched into a full-on interrogation.

I poured her a glass of water, dodging her intense stare. "It's all in the past," I said.

"In the past? Seriously?" Averie slammed her hand on the table. "Chloe, that's not cool. I thought we were besties, and you just vanished for five years without a word.

"If I hadn't come here for a client and randomly bumped into you, were you just never going to talk to me again?"

I opened my mouth, but…