The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 24

Petty pressed her tongue to the roof of her mouth, trying to swallow down the sudden sting in her chest. “If you’re so enlightened now, Franco, why’d you toss my meds before?”

Franco drummed his fingers lightly on the steering wheel. “Didn’t I just give them back?”

“Oh, so I’m supposed to thank you?” she shot back.

She took the pill, popped it in her mouth, and swallowed it dry. No water, no hesitation. Without another glance in Franco’s direction, she headed inside.

Tonight was a family dinner, so every generation of the White family had come back to be with Adelaide. The house was filling up fast. Petty slipped in through the main hall and made a quick turn toward the side parlor.

She wasn’t expecting to run into Owen.

She tried to sidestep him, but with his long limbs, Owen blocked her in a heartbeat. He closed the door behind them.

No one else was around. The staff were busy with dinner, and the side parlor was suddenly just the two of them. The air felt heavier in the closed space.

“Move,” Petty said, not bothering to be polite.

Owen didn’t take it personally. He’d grown up with Petty and knew her moods inside out. He just looked down at her and let out a soft click of his tongue. “Petty, you’ve got such pretty eyes. Don’t waste them on tears.”

Owen’s chestnut brown hair always looked perfect, and his features were almost unreal, so handsome it bordered on ridiculous. But he wore that good-looking face with a smugness that was impossible to miss.

His eyes were sharp, cunning, like he saw everything.

Even though Petty had tried to freshen up with cold water, he could tell she’d been crying.

She didn’t have the patience for his games. “What do you actually want?”

“Petty, we grew up together. I respect you. It hurts when you treat me like this.”

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