Jaguar:
How was I supposed to tell him I was extremely happy that he had taken care of his future sister-in-law?
Of course, I had to be careful about what I said.
"She’s our secretary, and she’s been alone through all of this. You did the right thing."
Still, one thing didn’t make sense.
"But why didn’t Gigi go to Ragnar? Why would she just leave instead of going to him for comfort?"
I still couldn’t understand what had made her suddenly walk away from everyone.
"She did come to me."
Ragnar’s voice immediately caught our attention.
Honestly, I hadn’t even realized he was listening to us.
Theodore and I both turned to face him.
"I told her to go home," Ragnar added coldly.
So that was it.
Whatever had happened last night, Ragnar had clearly played a part in Gigi leaving.
"Why would you do that?" Theodore demanded. "She was hurt. She came to you for comfort, and you told her to go home in the middle of the fucking night?"
Ragnar tilted his head slightly, his expression shifting just enough to warn Theodore to watch his tone.
"No, Ragnar. Come on. That was wrong," Theodore continued. "I understand that you get really upset when it comes to women being abused, but Oliver’s actions have nothing to do with Gigi."
Theodore kept arguing, even though Ragnar wasn’t responding or trying to defend himself.
"We had an argument, and I had to send her away before things got ugly, or before it changed the way I looked at her."
Ragnar looked like a completely different person.
This was the same man who would never even raise his voice when speaking about Gigi, yet now he was openly admitting that he was the reason she had gotten upset and left.
Worse, he didn’t even seem guilty about that part.
"Ragnar, I’m really trying to understand what happened. What did you two argue about? Was she asking to see her brother again?"
He remained silent, so I continued.
"If that’s what happened, then you need to understand something. Even if she hates her brother for what he did, the love they once shared, the affection, the fact that they’re family, none of that just disappears."
I tried to make him understand.
"Sometimes when you find out someone you love has done something horrible, you’re angry at them. You hate what they did, maybe even hate them for it, but it hurts more because now you’re going to hate someone you once loved deeply. That relationship dies because of what they chose to do."
I wanted Ragnar to see that none of Oliver’s actions were Gigi’s fault.
But he only stood there, stern and unmoving, watching both of us.
"So what was I supposed to do?"
That single question silenced Theodore and me.
We exchanged disappointed looks.
"She involved Verity in her little spying game. She sent her to find out who I had been in contact with, whether I had searched for or somehow gotten in touch with my fated mate from the ball we attended months ago."
The bitterness in Ragnar’s voice was unmistakable.
And suddenly, everything started falling into place.

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