Aria’s POV
When I arrived home, I sat in the car in the parking lot for a few minutes, trying to calm myself. My speaking with Markus did little to help the situation. He thought I was a liar, pretending to have lost the check. He wouldn’t listen to me tell him I wasn’t interested in his money.
Everyone can be bought, he’d said.
Now, I worried about what that might mean for the future.
Inside, Liam was likely waiting for me. He’d come home early to talk to me, but I hadn’t had time to talk. Now that I did…
I guessed it was time to tell him about the check. Even if it was lost, I didn’t want Markus to use this as a wedge between Liam and me. Gathering my courage to face the argument I suspected was coming, I exited the car and walked into the house.
Liam was waiting for me just inside
