Daniel sat frozen for a moment, his thumb still resting on the phone screen, staring at Anna's last message as though it were a riddle he couldn't quite solve.
Her rudeness didn't surprise him as it was expected. But what unsettled him was how her words had an odd way of hitting exactly where it hurt.
'Not when that person makes my life difficult for me.'
He exhaled, leaning back in his seat, his jaw tightening. Yes, he had made her life difficult—unintentionally or not. The online chaos that erupted after his teasing message had spiraled beyond control, with her fans now obsessing over her "mystery lover." Some even dragged his name into the storm, and though he had cleaned up the mess behind the scenes, the damage had been done.
Still, when he reread her message, the corner of his lips twitched.
She was angry. But she was talking to him.
His fingers moved before he could stop himself.
