CHAPTER 143

ELLA'S POV

"This is actually a pleasure," Damien smirked, leaning back in his chair. "My rival and then my beautiful ex-girlfriend over here wants my help. I'm so honored."

Ugh, could this creep be any more infuriating? I tensed up, preparing for another one of his smarmy comments.

"Enough of that," Trent cut him off sharply. "You're not going to talk about Ella like that."

I placed a hand on Trent's arm, giving it a gentle squeeze. As much as Damien got under my skin, we needed him to cooperate right now. "Easy, babe," I murmured. "Let me handle this."

Turning back to Damien, I took a deep breath to stay composed. "So are you going to do this or not? Help us with the digital jargons?"

Damien raised an eyebrow. "And what makes you think I'm going to get involved in whatever scheme you two have cooked up?"

I couldn't help rolling my eyes a little. Did he really need to be this difficult? "Because you and I both know how much you and your girlfriend have coveted being the cover