For just a split second, Harper’s confidence wavered. The question had caught her off guard, but she quickly regained her composure before answering as though it hadn’t affected her at all. “Because it’s a complete waste of time,” Harper replied without hesitation. “Would you believe he’s been sending me messages acting like a jealous boyfriend?” She let out a scoff. “The other day, he said we needed to talk. Then yesterday, he practically blew up my phone with calls and all these weird text messages asking where I was, what I was doing, and who I was with.” She rolled her eyes. “Like, what the heck does he need to know for?” She shook her head. “And besides… talk about what? We had s*x. So what? It’s not like it was our first time.” She snorted softly. “Why’s he suddenly acting like

