Helena opened her mouth a few times trying to explain herself, but she ultimately said nothing.
I just raised my glass politely and said, "If Anthony didn't mind, why would I?"
I then dipped my head down and took a huge gulp of my beer. My phone wouldn't stop ringing throughout dinner, so I took it out and checked the notification panel.
They were all messages from Helena. "I only brought him along because it was convenient. Don't think too much about it."
The next read, "If you mind, I won't bring him along next time anymore."
I scrolled all the way down to the last message. Her final message to me was, "Let's go home together after dinner."
I cleared my throat before replying, "There's no need. You can go back with Jaxon. I drove here."
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