35.The Exaggerated Appeal

Mia

"We actually made some background checks on you, Mia." John revealed.

What? I turned in my seat to stare at him. What was he saying? Was he serious? He nodded, laughing at the look on my face.

"We knew you weren't going to say anything about your job if we asked. That was just us trying to confirm what we already knew."

"Did you make a bet on that?" I snorted at him, facing forward.

I glanced at Quinn and scowled. He had his eyes on the road as if he wasn't concerned with the conversation going on in the car but he had an amused smirk on his lips. It would be hard for me not to notice that. He was in with his brothers and I scowled harder as I folded my hands on my chest and stared at the road ahead, trying to calculate how far we were to the city.

I was already tired of them and I made sure that they knew it.

John laughed, his body betraying his amusement as if he knew that I was acting out and throwing tantrums. "What is the point of placing a bet when we all knew what you woul