I gulped the lump in my throat. “Warner, please. Listen to me. I tried my best—”

He again cut me off. “That’s the point. You tried your best to manage to look happy with me. But you never were, were you? You were always in love with him. No matter how much I loved you, you never reciprocated my feelings. Because you never loved me, you never even tried to.”

“Warner—”

“This is not done, Em. You shouldn’t have played with my feelings like that!”

Then the line went dead.

I stared at the phone as a lone tear fell down my cheek. I just did what I was afraid of. Hurt one of my best friends. The person who always supported me in everything. I didn’t think he could ever forgive me. I felt like the worst person in the entire world.

Wiping my tears, I tried to call him again, but it went unanswered. And the next time, it was unreachable.

Deciding to give him some time, I let out a breath and walked away. I didn’t know what I’d tell him once he was calmer. But I had to sort it out. Convincing him wouldn’t be easy, but I didn’t want to lose a friend like him forever.

Maybe I should just go meet him myself? I didn’t think he’d come here after our conversation. And I didn’t want him to confront Ace. That’s what I feared right now.

A possessive man and a hurt ex-boyfriend’s face off wouldn’t be good.

It’d be a chaos.

When I went to collect some files from my office I needed to take home along to work on them, I found Matt on my way out. With a heavy carton in one hand and another small white box in the other, he struggled to walk out of the elevator. His ruffled blond hair and the perspiration on his forehead announced his misery.

“Matt? What’s all this? Where are you going with these boxes?”

He huffed. “To my new office.”

“Why? Are you shifting?”

“Yeah, after whatever Liza did, she got terminated immediately. And now the boss wants me to take Liza’s place. I’m happy he showed such trust in me, but damn! My job was much easier than the secretary’s job.” He shook his head.

I remembered how Liza didn’t even get a minute to take a break most of the time. She was best at her job, but unfortunately, everything got ruined.

“Yeah, I understand. But hey, look at the positive side. Your salary would now be doubled.” I winked at him. Even though I was joking with Matt, the talk with Ace and Warner lingered in the back of my mind.

I mentally shook my head. I wouldn’t get any peace until everything was fixed.