Chapter 17 (Part 2)

“Are you sure you want me to call off the strings I pulled for you? You don't want to prevent Bryce from releasing your original sketches?”

Conrad is enjoying and savoring his bourbon steak so much. All the munching and chewing is making him sound a little muffled. His mouth is almost filled.

He is enjoying his food. While me? No.

I am uncertain if this is going to be good or bad regarding my diet.

“Yup. I just think that there's nothing else we can do. Just let him release it. It's all his, I don't want it back.”

I eat my steak in thin slices, and the way that I'm eating is somehow able to trigger Conrad. For him, I'm torturing myself. I mentioned that I was hungry earlier, but I didn't expect that he ordered steak for the both of us.

“Aurella, just eat. When was the last time we went out like this?”

Oh, there goes the gaslighting.

“I totally don't remember at all.” I reply as I take a sip of my pineapple juice.

He's having Coca-Cola while I stick to my pineapple juice.

“It's been ye