Wait.What? So, Jude is the one who came up with this idea?
Jamie is still watching us with interest.
"I guess that I'll have to leave you two for a while..." he falters, realizing the tension between us. "I'm gonna go check the car."
I watch as Jamie walks away, and as soon as he does, Jude opens his mouth.
"It's Luke now, huh?" he asks, still gazing at me, and I feel the temperature of the room increase.
I give him a half-smile. "You figured."
A small smirk creeps onto Jude's lips. "To be honest, I didn't expect a wedding invitation from him."
I want to scoff. What can I say? I didn't expect that either. Now, I hate my crazy husband even more.
I smile again.
"To be honest, I didn't expect that you would come." There's a sarcasm in my tone. "With your new companion."
Oh no, why did I just blurt that out? I don't want him to have the impression that I'm jealous. Just as I expected, amusement crosses Jude's expression.
"You mean, Irina?" He chuckles lightly. "She's just a friend."
I laugh a little. "You don't have to explain that. I'm not jealous."
Jude eyes me, still with the same amusement. "I never said that you are."
My cheeks heat up. I think that I just dug my own grave. Jude bursts into laughter, while here I am, starting to turn red like a tomato.
"Goddammit, Cassie," he says, still trying to compose himself from all the laughter. "I missed you." His voice softens at the last three words.
My heart sinks. It's frustrating because I shouldn't feel anything from hearing that sentence. I don't feel anything, do I?
"I see that you two are having a wonderful reunion," another voice startles us.
For me, it's another familiar voice. Suddenly, dread fills my insides.It can't be...
I snap my head, only to find my husband, Luke fucking Klein, pulling me to his side. His jaw tightens, his piercing eyes set on Jude.
I'm shocked to the core.Why is Luke suddenly here?
Luke is in his office attire, giving me the idea that he just rushed here from work. For God's sake. Isn't a billionaire like him supposed to be super busy?
Why on earth did he come all the way here just to barge into a matter that I can handle alone?
Jude is taken aback, retreating. But he can't hide the annoyance skating on his face after Luke interrupted our conversation.
"Yeah, we're just catching up with each other, right, Cassie?" He flashes me a charming smile. "I was just going to ask her about her new chapter of life, and whether she'shappywith it or not." The tone in which he says it lets us know that it's supposed to be sarcasm—no one would miss it.
Luke smiles, but it turns out to be scarier than I thought.
"I can assure you that you don't have to worry about that. I'm taking good care ofmy wife," he emphasizes the last two words, and my head spins. "Right, darlin'?" Luke pecks me on the lips, pulling me closer to him.
And I'm petrified.
What did he say?Darlin'? Did someone just hit his head with a stone?
Jude's lips form into a thin line, the irritated look on his face unmistakable. To my surprise, he turns on his heels and walks off.
