"Helped her?" Aaron looked genuinely surprised.
Amelia put on a pitiful face, her voice soft, eyes wide. “I knew she meant a lot to you… so when I saw her about to fall, I didn’t even think. I just reacted.”
Aaron’s expression turned serious. He spun around toward the doorway where Emily and Theo were just about to step out. “Emily, don’t you think you owe someone an explanation? Ami just helped you, and you’re leaving without even a thank you?”
Emily paused mid-step, confused. She hadn’t heard what Amelia said earlier—and had no idea what the hell Aaron was talking about. She didn’t even remember almost falling.
Before she could speak, Theo’s voice cut through the tension, sharp as a blade. “Helped? Or pushed?”
Amelia’s face went white. “Excuse me? Why would I push her?!”
She couldn
