Camila's smile disappeared as she bit her lips, resisting the urge to retort. She took a slow, deliberate breath, reminding herself that she was in a public setting, and that she couldn't afford to lose control.
She well knew what he was hinting at.
"Indeed," she said, her voice cool though edged with steel. "Some things never change."
She didn't elaborate, leaving the statement hanging in the air, a subtle challenge to Antonio.
She wanted to wipe that smug smile off his face.
She turned to Cole, her smile returning, though it was now a brittle, almost artificial thing. "Cole, I'll—"
"Excuse me for a minute," Cole said, his eyes drifting somewhere else. "I need to go take care of something. You two have fun." He nodded at Antonio and Camila, his smile perfunctory, before turning and
