Page 55 of Tormented Billionaire Romance Series

“Mostly?”

“Yeah, Levon and I sort of got into it.”

I laughed. “Was the beer pong tournament that serious?”

“No, it wasn't that.”

“Then, what was it?”

“Well, I,” He trailed off as he ran his fingers through his hair. “It was about you.”

I stopped in my tracks, crossing my arms over my chest. Although it was far from cold outside, I felt exposed and I already had goosebumps on my arms.

I swallowed hard. “It was about me?”

“I don't think we meant to argue. I think it was just the atmosphere.”

“But it was Ryan's party. Why were you two arguing about me?”

Gabe shrugged. He picked up his pace again and I followed. “I guess he got upset that you and I were dating.”

“Why would he be upset about that?”

“Nobody told him we were dating.”

I scoffed. “Tough deal. It was none of his business.”

“See, that's what I thought.”

“I don't understand why he would even care.”

“He made it sound like I was waiting for you to be single so I could swoop in. Something weird like that.”

I rolled my eyes. “It sounds like he was throwing another one of those temper tantrums.”

“Yeah, well, I sort of threw one, too.”

“I can imagine the alcohol didn't help.”

“Not exactly.”

“So, what else happened?”

He shrugged again. “I don't know. We got into it and Ryan tried to get us to go outside. Levon was just really mad at me for dating you.”

“I still don't understand why he would be concerned with all that.”

“To be honest, Clara, I don't think he's over you.”

I resisted the urge to stop in my tracks again. We were passing by a family having a picnic and I didn't want them overhearing our conversation. After all, I needed to keep up appearances. I was the only interior designer around for miles. I didn't want to lose customers over some dramatic fight between two of my ex-boyfriends.

I sighed. “That seems to be a common opinion.”

“Who else says that?”

I shook my head. “It doesn't matter. Why do you think he's not over me?”

“I can just tell. He got mean and defensive when I kept talking about you. I didn't even think it was a big deal until he argued with me about it.”

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