Chapter 100
DEMI
"You had me followed?" I ask him as my eyebrows knit in a frown. "Is that what we’re doing now, Ashely? You’ve got someone tailing your wife now?"
"Don’t evade the topic. I didn’t have you followed. Someone saw you and sent me this picture?"
"Who? Why would they care that I visited a colleague from work if you didn’t put them up to it?" Who could have taken this photo? What else did they see?
"You’re stalling, Demi." Ashley growls angrily. "I need to know why you had the guts to go pay Josh and Kristy a visit after everything that happened here when Josh visited. I told you to stay away from Josh, told you what he did to my brother but you disregarded everything and went to pay a visit to our enemy. WHY?"
"I also told you not to drag me into whatever issues you all have with Josh. I bear no grudge against him. He’s been nothing but kind towards me. He’s helped me a lot to navigate the complexities of my role at work while Asher drives me crazy every day in the office. I went over to Josh’s place to apologize again for the humiliation he suffered here. I wanted him to know that I wasn’t in on it nor did I enjoy watching that shit show."
Ashley narrows his eyes at me. "What exactly is going on between you two, Demi?"
"What are you insinuating?"
"I saw you. You were smiling malevolently when Josh showed up for lunch. It was almost like you knew how much it would upset us to have him here and was excited to see everything unfold."
He saw me? Does he think I know the truth about josh’s paternity? I move to clear his doubt.
"I smiled at seeing my work friend, Ashley. Since when did you become an expert at reading people’s smiles or facial expressions?" I sigh tiredly. "You’re still mad over the test results and now you’re resorting to making things up just to make me the bad guy. I also watched you that night when your father called me names. You stood there and didn’t bother to defend me. It was almost like you agreed with everything he said about me. I chose to give you the benefit of doubt rather than reading meanings into your blank face and inaction. I guess I was a fool to not pick a fight first."