Liam’s POV
I knew Aria was lying to me. She was clearly upset about something. But I couldn’t figure out how to broach the topic without making her even more upset, so I decided not to try. If she wanted to talk about it, she had to know that I was willing to listen.
Likely, she was just steaming about something Sophia said. She knew better than to listen to Sophia, so I was certain she’d get over whatever it was in time.
In the meantime, with most of the major crises of the moment averted, I could return to the matter that has been troubling me all day.
“I’ve spent most of the day interviewing trainers,” I said. “They are all terrible. Are you certain that you don’t want to come back to work? Everyone on the team would be happy to have you back.”
Her face crumpled up some, like she w
