Mason chuckled. “I guess that’s something.”
“I said I was still happy to be part of his project, but I haven’t heard anything.”
“I’m sure you will once he’s dealt with...” Mason trailed off.
“Dealt with what? Do you know something?”
“Look, I’d already left, but I understand there was an incident at the party and Felix ended up in the pool with his camera.”
“Is he okay?”
“I assume so. I only heard it as secondhand gossip. It’s being played off as an accident, but Sapphire had it in for him. I had to intervene at one point. She didn’t believe we were acquainted so I put her in her place.”
“So it’s your fault.”
“My fault? How? I wasn’t even there.”
“You embarrassed a socialite brat, and she took it out on him. Is his camera okay? That’s his livelihood.”
“I’m sure Catherine will replace it if it was damaged.”
“For fuck’s sake, Mason. You could have done something. It’s not like you can’t afford it.”
“I still can’t see how this is my fault. I wasn’t even there, and we don’t know what happened. Maybe he just fell in. Why do you care so much, anyway?”
“It’s not about caring. You know about his project. How’s he going to do that if his camera’s damaged? It’s not like he can just go out and buy a new one.”
“Wow!”
“What?”
“You really like this guy?”
“Of course I like him, but not the way you’re thinking.”
He wasn’t getting into this with Mason. They took the piss out of each other all the time, it was their dynamic, but he didn’t want it to be at Felix’s expense.
“If he hadn’t knocked you back, you wouldn’t give two fucks about what happened,” said Mason.
“Excuse me?”
“Guys, let’s not do this,” said Ethan.
He was known as the quiet man, especially when it came to any form of confrontation, so for him to speak up got both their attention.
“I just want to know what Mason means by that comment.”
“If you’d fucked him, you’d have lost interest. You just love the chase.”
“Chase? Since when do I need to chase people?”
“There’s the arrogant Ryder we all know and love. Must sting having someone turn you down.”
To be fair, Mason wasn’t wrong with what he was saying, but his jabs were stinging more than usual today.
“I could have him if I wanted him.”What the fuck did I say that for?
“Oh really. Want to make this interesting?”
