Before Cassie could even form a response, Franklin stepped in smoothly, his voice calm but firm. "Trust me, that would never happen."
Then he remembered a few things Jonathan had told him about the night he picked up Cassie's friends at the club.
Franklin tilted his head slightly, studying Evan with an amused glint in his eyes. "I think there are women very close to you who are madly in love with you," he added lightly. "You should consider giving them a chance."
Evan's expression barely shifted, but the corner of his mouth tightened.
"Coming from you?" he replied coolly. "As if you ever gave any of the women obsessed with you a chance."
For once, Franklin had no immediate comeback. The silence lingered just long enough to be noticeable. Cassie let out a quiet breath of re
