28. A Dance

CHLOE

When Trace looked at me in a way that seemed like he was recalling something, I thought he might be thinking about what happened between us in his penthouse. His "nice meeting you" greeting was probably on his mind. I gulped, wondering what he might be thinking.

"Three years ago, I saw you. Airport," Trace said.

My eyes widened in surprise. He remembers!

"You... you remember me," I exclaimed, taken aback.

"Just now," he said with a grin as if excited to remember that moment. "And that makes you mine. So stop talking to Elliot, for I don't like it."

I was left speechless by the way he said those words. It was as if he was staking his claim on me. But the airport memory brought delight to me. It seemed that I wasn't the only one who remembered our first encounter three years ago. I forced myself to smile, feeling a bit awkward for staring at him so intently.

But Elliot? My brows furrowed at that. Why did he need to say that? It's as if he expects me to only talk to him and not his