Chapter 4

"Sophia, I knew after your little mood, you'd still be thinking about your apartment," Susan said.

I didn't take the things from her hands, nor did I invite her to sit down.

"If you have something to say, just say it," I replied.

Her smile grew less bright.

"Young couples fight all the time, don't they? Ethan told me it was just a few old things. Did you really have to move out over that?" she said.

I looked at her and suddenly realized where Ethan's casual attitude came from.

So his family, deep down in their bones, thought that…