Aria's POV
I hesitated, swirling the pink liquid in my glass. The overheard phone call felt too raw, too humiliating to share.
But Damian was watching me with those impossibly perceptive eyes, and somehow the words started spilling out.
"I visited Grandma Rose at the hospital," I said, keeping my voice level. "Ran into Margaret and Sophie. The usual drama."
Damian's eyes narrowed. "They upset you."
It wasn't a question.
"They tried." I managed a tight smile. "But I handled it."
"And Ethan?"
My smile faltered. Of course he'd guessed Ethan had been there too.
"He showed up after I'd already called the police on Marcus," I said. "The kid took a steel rod to my new Bentley. Five hundred thousand in damages."
Damian's expression went completely still. Dangerously
