Chapter 15: Acting Skills Online

(Aline POV) As soon as he said this, the entire private room fell terrifyingly silent. Rhea and I both froze—neither of us had expected Reid to be so direct. After several moments of awkward silence, Evan slowly spoke, his voice low and full of authority: "Aline, I think we should have a proper talk." My heart rate instantly accelerated, my palms beginning to sweat. What did we need to talk about? Yesterday's events? Our nominal marriage? Or... those unclear emotional entanglements between...