Page 141 of Broken Destiny

Both of us turned at the same time.

My stomach dropped.

Caleb and Tatiana were walking toward us.

“Tatiana.”

Harper leaned forward and kissed her on both cheeks.

“Caleb, I would like you to meet Harper Pearson, our family lawyer,” Tatiana said.

Harper extended his hand.

“Nice to see you again.”

Caleb shook his hand, a muscle ticking in his jaw as his expression hardened.

“Do you guys know each other?” Tatiana asked, frowning.

“We’ve met before,” Caleb replied with a clipped voice.

“And you are...?” Tatiana asked, turning her attention to me.

“Oh... sorry,” I said quickly. “I’m Jiya Flores.”

Tatiana’s brows drew together.

I opened my mouth to continue, but suddenly I did not know what to say. In what manner could I possibly introduce myself? Whowas I to them? What role did I have here?

My mouth went dry.

“I’m... umm...”

“My date,” Harper said smoothly, finishing my sentence with a playful twinkle in his eye.

A slow smile spread across his face as I looked back at him, startled by his boldness.

Then I glanced at Tatiana and Caleb.

That did not go down well.

Caleb’s eyes hardened instantly, and he stared at me with cold, unyielding intensity.

This was not how I had imagined the evening unfolding.

Now he had the wrong idea about Harper and me.

“Glad you could make it,” Caleb said coolly. “Enjoy the party with your date.”

A lump formed in my throat as I watched him turn and walk away with Tatiana.

“What was all that about?” Harper asked, scratching his temple.

I swallowed hard before answering.“A long story filled with misapprehensions.”I shook my head. “Forget about me, how’s Daria? Where is she?”

The colour drained from his face. His shoulders slumped as he lowered his head.

“We’re no longer together,” he said softly, looking back at me. “We got divorced a year ago.”