He walked toward the living room with one arm around her.
"It's almost ten. Why aren't you asleep yet?"
He was being deliberate, feigning ignorance.
Evelyn Grant didn't believe he was completely unaware of the uproar online. Even if he was busy with social engagements, his people would have surely told him.
He knew every detail, no matter where she booked a flight; this small matter was well within his control.
There were no secrets, no freedom, right under his nose.
So, she obediently told him the truth.
"I ran into a little trouble."
The servants methodically went about their business, never once looking up at the couple embracing intimately on the sofa.
Preston Keaton's hand gripped the waist of the woman in his arms as he listened to her soft voice. "Some paparazzi started a rumor that Leo Lawrence and I are together, but he posted online to clear it up. It was a minor issue, and it's resolved now."
'I can't mention what was in Leo Lawrence's post.'
