“You're overthinking it. I interfered in your affairs simply because you're Rosalynn's best friend. Assisting you is merely a way of courting favor with Rosalynn. Karina, you would put in a good word for me with Rosalynn, wouldn't you?"

The man's comments were incredibly irritating. The tenderness he had shown moments ago had dissipated entirely.

As Karina gazed at him, she felt a surge of self-deprecation.

She had been naively hoping that he would admit, after much contemplation, that he loved her.

How could she forget that this man was perpetually a jerk?