Chapter 220: Are you sure she is being kind?
Tricia’s hand tightened around her wine glass, her knuckles whitening with the pressure.
Her smile was fixed, yet inside, bitterness churned like a storm. She hadn’t reconciled with the result of this meeting—far from it.
The sight of Davis, clinging so closely to Jessica ever since they’d entered the room, left her reeling.
She remembered how it all began—how her friendship with Davis had blossomed over time.
He had always treated her with kindness, respect... but never affection. To her, he was the best man in the world, the only man who could match her dreams.
She’d dropped hints over the years, even boldly made advances, but Davis had never wavered in his polite rejection. Still, Tricia wasn’t one to give up easily.
Coming from one of the most prestigious families in Noveira, she’d always relied on her background to open doors.
And when she heard that Davis would be visiting, especially with his company struggling, she saw it as her golden opportunity.
She had hoped to swoop in, offer aid, and win his gratitude—perhaps even his heart. But now, standing across from him as he doted on another woman, she felt those hopes unravel.
Jessica.
The name echoed in her mind like a curse. That woman was ruining everything. Tricia watched, her jaw clenched, as Davis and Jessica whispered and smiled at each other, lost in their own world. Shameless, she thought. How dare she?