Chapter 20 Slander—You Really Know How To Play It

• “I waited for you for a long time and never saw you,” I told Celine. “So… I called Adrian. I didn’t expect William to show up, either.”
• I tried to sound light, but I couldn’t hide the way something inside my chest had been ripped open.
• Celine grabbed my arm, guilt all over her face. “I’m sorry, Julie. That job was important. I couldn’t turn it down. I didn’t even have time to call you. I just rushed straight to the hospital.”